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Venus and Cupid on a Snail

Copy after Hans Brosamer German
1538
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Venus and Cupid on a Snail
  • Artist: Copy after Hans Brosamer (German, active by 1536, probably died 1552)
  • Date: 1538
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink and gray brown wash over preliminary drawing in black chalk or charcoal.
  • Dimensions: 8 7/8 x 14 3/8 in. (22.5 x 36.5 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
  • Object Number: 1975.1.858
  • Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection

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