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Venus breaking Cupid's bow over her knee, from "Sport of Love" (Scherzi d'amore)

1617
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Title: Venus breaking Cupid's bow over her knee, from "Sport of Love" (Scherzi d'amore)
  • Series/Portfolio: Sport of Love (Scherzi d'amore)
  • Artist: Odoardo Fialetti (Italian, Bologna 1573–1637/38 Venice)
  • Date: 1617
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 5 13/16 × 3 5/8 in. (14.7 × 9.2 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
  • Object Number: 2012.136.75.2
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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