Cupid prepares to shoot an arrow as Venus looks over her right shoulder, from "Sport of Love" (Scherzi d'amore)
1617. Etching on laid paper with a partial, indiscernible watermark, 5 5/8 x 3 5/8 inches (143 x 93 mm), margins. Scattered light areas of brown discoloration, especially apparent in the area of Venus's left arm in the center-sheet, and the lower left margin. Light handling wear. All conditions are consistent with age.
An impression of this work may be found in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number: 2012.136.75.4.
[Bartsch XVII.269.19].
Item number: 1527
Price: $1,000.00
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