"An Allegory with Venus and Cupid" by Agnolo Bronzino

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This 16th century masterpiece by Florentine painter Agnolo Bronzino is one of the National Gallery's most prized works but did you know it was censored when it was first displayed as part of the collection in the 19th century? Richard Stemp explains...

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