Venus and Cupid (Sine Cerere et Baccho friget Venus)
Venus and Cupid (Sine Cerere et Baccho friget Venus)

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Venus and Cupid (Sine Cerere et Baccho friget Venus),

1590

Hendrick Goltzius, 1558–1617; born Mülbracht, Netherlands; died Haarlem, Netherlands
x1934-660

Information

Title
Venus and Cupid (Sine Cerere et Baccho friget Venus)
Dates

1590

Maker
Hendrick Goltzius
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
plate (sheet trimmed to plate): 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Junius S. Morgan, Class of 1888
Object Number
x1934-660
Place Made

Europe, Netherlands

Inscription
One line of Latin in margin around frame: SINE CERERE ET BACcHO FRIGET VENUS Signed in plate, lower left: HG
Marks/Labels/Seals
In graphite, verso left: Six Coll, Lepizig 1929, 75 Rks
Reference Numbers
Bartsch 257; Hollstein 305; New Hollstein 147
Culture
Dutch, European
Type
engravings, prints
Materials
printing ink
Techniques
mounting, engraving (printing process)
Subject
trees, figures (representations), goddesses, text, Roman mythology

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