Realm of Venus
Venus seated naked in a landscape in foreground at right, looking towards the viewer, Cupid carrying a basket of flowers on his head at centre, nymphs and fauns seen in a dark wooded area in background at left, two birds flying above; after Adam Elsheimer.
Artwork Details
- Title: Realm of Venus
- Series/Portfolio: The Three Realms of the World (New Hollstein 842-844)
- Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
- Artist: after Adam Elsheimer (German, Frankfurt 1578–1610 Rome)
- Date: 1646
- Medium: Etching, only state
- Dimensions: Sheet: 3 11/16 × 5 1/8 in. (9.3 × 13 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917
- Object Number: 17.50.18-151
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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