The
birds
Bronzino
and Reni both include pairs of doves in their paintings
What
do they represent?
Doves
have been used in paintings to represent different ideas. In
some they represent peace, in others they represent love, and in others
they represent the Holy Ghost. The
Godess Venus is often shown with doves.
What
do the pair of doves represent in Bronzino's painting?
from
Reni's painting
from
Bronzino's painting
