For Closer Look: Bronzino’s Allegory with Venus and Cupid: How does Bronzino’s use of color contribute to the meaning of the painting?
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Like Pontormo’s Descent from the Cross (Figure 20.11), the colors of Allegory with Venus and Cupid—pinks and baby blues—is exceptionally Mannerist. Even though the exact meaning of the figures behind the two illicit lovers is ambiguous, the use of color heightens the contrast between Luxuria (Sensual Indulgence, the governing theme of the painting), and exposure by Chronos (Time) and Oblivion (Forgetfulness), the painting’s central action.
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