TRIVIA? TO HELP FIND A FAMOUS PAINTING?

[zigzak]

Hi there,

i'm lookig for the name of this famous painting, along with the artist.
it is quite common on postcards and reproductions these days. It
depicts a frontal view of 2 young (nude i believe) lovers with a a
veil or canapy that is wafting behind them. It looks like a greek
mythology theme, maybe cupid and venus? i'm pretty sure it was british
late 1800's pre-Raphaelite period. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE EMAIL ME THE
TITLE? I'D REALLY APPRECIATE IT.....

THANKS SO MUCH

MARKO

PHOTOGRAPHY? AS A GIFT?
http://www.photography.ca

[Kate Brown]

In article <367028B5...@total.net>, dated Thu, 10 Dec 1998,
zigzak <elku...@total.net> wrote

>Hi there,
>
>i'm lookig for the name of this famous painting, along with the artist.
>it is quite common on postcards and reproductions these days. It
>depicts a frontal view of 2 young (nude i believe) lovers with a a
>veil or canapy that is wafting behind them. It looks like a greek
>mythology theme, maybe cupid and venus? i'm pretty sure it was british
>late 1800's pre-Raphaelite period. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE EMAIL ME THE
>TITLE? I'D REALLY APPRECIATE IT.....

This reminds me of something - it's certainly not British, nor pre-
Raphaelite, though it is in the National Gallery in London. I think
it's called something like 'the origin of the Milky Way', and depicts
Cupid and Venus, with a jet of stars issuing from Venus's breast(s?).
I'm away from London and from all my books at the moment, so can't look
it up, but it's Italian, either late-sixteenth or seventeenth century.

--
Kate B

London

[.Nisaba Merrieweather]

Hi there.

zigzak <elku...@total.net> wrote in article
<367028B5...@total.net>...

> i'm lookig for the name of this famous painting, along with the artist.
> it is quite common on postcards and reproductions these days. It
> depicts a frontal view of 2 young (nude i believe) lovers with a a
> veil or canapy that is wafting behind them. It looks like a greek
> mythology theme, maybe cupid and venus? i'm pretty sure it was british
> late 1800's pre-Raphaelite period.

Sounds like a Tarot image, the major arcana card "The Lovers". There were
many decks produced around then by different artists, and most of them had
full-sized canvasses produced first, from which the miniatures were taken
to make cards.

--
.Nisaba Merrieweather
nis...@tac.com.au