Venus, the Roman goddess of love, originally an Old Italian vegetation goddess, protector of gardens and vineyards, was later identified with the Greek Aphrodite.
Cupid or Amor is the god of love in Roman mythology. The Greek equivalent of Cupid is Eros. Cupid was the helper, some say even the son, of the Roman goddess of love and fertility Venus
Mother and son as a baby are in the clouds among flying birds and wearing a blue robe.
Pietro (Libertino) Liberi (Padua, 1605 - Oct. 18, 1687) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Venice and the Veneto.
He had an adventurous life. He traveled extensively in Italy. During a trip to Istanbul, he was held captive for 8 months by pirates from Tunis. Released via Malta, he visited Sicily, Naples and Pisa. For a few years of his life, he became a mercenary in the forces of cavaliere Antonio Manfredini, fighting for the Duchy of Tuscany against the Saracens. He fought to capture the castle of Sichia, in present-day İskenderun in Turkey. In 1662, he was knighted by the doge Francesco Molino.
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