25.2.11

Love of Venus and Mars (Amor de Vénus e Marte)

Several painters have worked the theme of love among Greek gods. Venus (Aphrodite), the wife of Vulcan (Hephaestus), has been thought to have demonstrated a sexually promiscuous behavior. In her affair with Mars she was caught by her husband. When Vulcan complained to the Olympic Gods he received a hearty laugh in response. In Greek mythology gods behaved like humans except in the immortality. Some paintings depict a certain degree of eroticism. Tintoretto hides Mars (Ares) under the bed.


Diversos pintores consideraram como tema o amor entre os deuses gregos. A Vénus (Afrodite), mulher de Vulcano (Hefestos), tem sido atribuído um comportamento sexualmente promíscuo. No caso com Marte terá sido surpreendida pelo marido. Quando este se queixou aos deuses olímpicos terá recebido uma gargalhada como resposta. Na mitologia grega os deuses tinham um comportamento humano excepto na imortalidade. Algumas obras revestem-se de carácter mais ou menos erótico. Tintoretto esconde Marte (Ares) debaixo da cama.

Piero di Cosimo (1462-1521)-'Venus, Mars and Amor'-oil on wood-ca 1595 Berlin-Gemäldegalerie

Jacopo Robusti or Tintoretto (ca 1518-1594)-'Venus, Mars and Vulcan'-oil on canvas-ca 1551 München-Alte Pinakothek

Carlo Saraceni (1579-1620)-'Venus and Mars'-oil on copper-ca 1500 Madrid-Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza

Sandro Botticelli (ca 1445-1510)-'Venus and Mars'-tempera on panel-ca 1483 London-National Gallery

Alexandre Charles Guillemot (1786-1831)-'Mars and Venus surprised by Vulcan'-oil on canvas Indianapolis-Museum of Art

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