Venus seated on a rock kissing Cupid

Odoardo Fialetti Italian

1617

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Title: Venus seated on a rock kissing Cupid
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 1/2 × 3 5/8 in. (14 × 9.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1963
Object Number: 63.645.3
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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