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Painting of Venus with a winged cupid embracing her in a wooded landscape with pink hollyhocks.

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A nude female figure kneels on a red cloth beside a winged cupid who clasps her shoulder, while she raises one arm toward a small butterfly. Tall pink hollyhocks and a cloudy, wooded landscape fill the background.

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Date

1787

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Wikimedia Commons

License

Public domain

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