▁representation ▁of ▁Ven us . ▁The ▁shr ine ▁is ▁surrounded ▁by ▁vot ive ▁table ts . ▁The ▁older ▁woman ▁checks ▁on ▁the ▁decor ations ▁with ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁a ▁mirror ▁which ▁she ▁holds ▁high ▁in ▁her ▁extended ▁right ▁hand . ▁The ▁for eground ▁of ▁the ▁canvas ▁is ▁thr ong ed ▁with ▁a ▁sw arm ▁of ▁male ▁inf ants , ▁or ▁put ti , ▁who ▁dist ract ▁themselves ▁in ▁activities ▁such ▁as ▁clim bing ▁trees , ▁le aping , ▁flying , ▁gather ing ▁app les , ▁lying ▁around , ▁fighting , ▁fond ling , ▁shooting ▁ar rows ▁and ▁pulling ▁each ▁other ' s ▁hair . ▁A ▁dam ▁is ▁shown ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁background , ▁near ▁a ▁sun lit ▁me adow . ▁The ▁far ▁distance ▁is ▁decor ated ▁with ▁a ▁mountain ▁and ▁blue ▁sky . ▁ ▁Tit ian ▁based ▁the ▁image ▁on ▁the ▁writ ings ▁of ▁the ▁Greek ▁s oph ist ▁Phil ost r atus . ▁In ▁his ▁" Im ag ines ▁I , ▁VI ", ▁Phil ost r atus ▁wrote , ▁" See ▁cup ids ▁are ▁gather ing ▁app les : ▁and ▁if ▁there ▁are ▁many ▁of ▁them , ▁do ▁not ▁be ▁surprised ... The ▁cup ids ' ▁qui ver ▁are ▁stud ded ▁with ▁gold , ▁and ▁golden ▁also ▁are ▁the ▁d arts ▁in ▁them ... they ▁have ▁hung ▁their ▁qu ivers ▁on ▁the ▁apple ▁trees ; ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁grass ▁lie ▁their ▁b roid ered ▁mant les ... Ah , ▁the ▁b ask ets ▁into ▁which ▁they ▁gather ▁their ▁app les !" ▁