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Venus Whipping Cupid with Roses

early 17th century
Not on view
In this print Venus's halfhearted efforts at disciplining her unruly son are undermined by a smiling satyr, the embodiment of lust. As the inscription states, love is not so easily chastised. Valesio, a poet as well as a prolific engraver who specialized in creating allegorical title pages, designed this work as one of a pair of love allegories.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Venus Whipping Cupid with Roses
  • Artist: Giovanni Luigi Valesio (Italian, 1583–1633)
  • Date: early 17th century
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 7 15/16 x 5 1/4 in. (20.2 x 13.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.50.16-188
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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