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Roundel of The Planet Venus and Her Children

ca. 1520–30
On view at The Met Cloisters in Gallery 10

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Roundel of The Planet Venus and Her Children
  • Artist: After Jörg Breu the Elder (German, Augsburg 1480–1537 Augsburg)
  • Date: ca. 1520–30
  • Geography: Made in Augsburg, Germany
  • Culture: German
  • Medium: Colorless glass, vitreous paint, silver stain
  • Dimensions: Diameter: 8 1/6 in. (20.4 cm)
  • Classification: Glass-Stained
  • Credit Line: The Cloisters Collection, 1995
  • Object Number: 1995.397
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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