FILE: 03_Venus Cupid Folly and Time_Bronzino.jpg

TITLE: PAINTING - Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time - HIGH RENAISSANCE, MANNERIST STYLE

DESCRIPTION: by BRONZINO. Intricate ALLEGHORY (visual) (versus a metaphor which is linguistic). Center=Venus; R=Folly,encouragement; upper R=Time, uncovering folly of love; Masks=deception. Venus holding golden apple= a reference to story of Paris giving apple to Venus