Venus and Cupid
by NATOIRE, Charles-Joseph, Oil on canvas, 110 by 136 cm
By 1745, when this painting was executed, Natoire had become one of the most important painters in Paris, and one of the most adept and sensual practitioners of the art of the French Rococo.
The painting is signed lower left: C. NATOIRE f.
Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 4 minutes):
Francesco Gasparini: The Meddlesome Cupid, aria