Wilton album, folio 33a: Venus and Cupid in the Clouds
On folio 33 with one other print: 27.78.1(133)
For more information on the Wilton album see entry for 27.78.1(1-428)
The subject of this print is perhaps more accurately described as Venus disarming Cupid. This is an impression of the third state of the print, reinforced with the burin, and published by Pietro Stefanoni
For more information on the Wilton album see entry for 27.78.1(1-428)
The subject of this print is perhaps more accurately described as Venus disarming Cupid. This is an impression of the third state of the print, reinforced with the burin, and published by Pietro Stefanoni
Artwork Details
- Title: Wilton album, folio 33a: Venus and Cupid in the Clouds
- Artist: Paolo Farinati (Italian, Verona 1524–1606 Verona)
- Publisher: Pietro Stefanoni (Italian, Valstagna ca. 1557– ca. 1642 Rome)
- Date: ca. 1566
- Medium: Etching, with engraving
- Dimensions: Sheet: 10 3/4 × 9 15/16 in. (27.3 × 25.3 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1927
- Object Number: 27.78.1(132)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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