Chronos Cutting the Wings of Cupid, Chronos, the winged god of Time, sits amid rocks and foliage as he clips the wings of the helpless Cupid, the winged god of Love. The skull in the bottom right corner as well as the toppled column in the left corner both represent transience while the scythe in the foreground is symbolic of death. This painting is an allegory for the message that time tames all love.
- Contini-Volterra Photographic Archive | Flemish (FLEM) | Chronos Cutting the Wings of Cupid, Chronos, the winged god of Time, sits amid rocks and foliage as he clips the wings of the helpless Cupid, the winged god of Love. The skull in the bottom right corner as well as the toppled column in the left corner both represent transience while the scythe in the foreground is symbolic of death. This painting is an allegory for the message that time tames all love., c.1630-1632
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