Focus on this artwork and analyze the First Version.
The first version of the painting is called Divine Love Overcoming Profane Love and was painted in the year 1602. The painting is held in the German art museum, Gemäldegalerie, in Berlin. It is unknown why Baglione painted two versions of this painting; the first version was painted for Cardinal Benedetto Giustiniani. There are slight alterations that can be seen when compared to the second version.
In the first version, Eros is wearing a completely different and less decorated armor. The devil in the bottom left corner is not facing forward; instead the creature is hidden behind Eros. A last feature that can be seen is in the hand positions of both Eros and the human figure of the bottom right corner. Eros's raised right arm is facing outward in its attacking position, while the human figure in the bottom has a slight shift in his right raised hand as well.
Eros Berlin Benedetto Giustiniani left Gemäldegalerie