Venus and Cupid in a Decorative Frame with Grotesques, from the Judgment of Paris

Adriaen Collaert Netherlandish

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Plate 4 from a series of six devoted to the figures in the mythological story of the Judgment of Paris. Vertical panel with Venus reaching out to Cupid, set in a landscape in a medallion at center. The nude figure of Venus holds up an apple in her right hand, while gesturing down to the figure of Cupid at her left. Surrounding the medallion, a dark background with grotesque ornament, including a vase flanked by outward-facing birds at top center.

Venus and Cupid in a Decorative Frame with Grotesques, from the Judgment of Paris, Adriaen Collaert (Netherlandish, Antwerp ca. 1560–1618 Antwerp), Engraving

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