Mars and Venus Served by Cupid and the Graces
Léon Davent|Luca Penni
1545–50
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 10 3/4 × 16 3/16 in. (27.3 × 41.1 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Georgiana W. Sargent, in memory of John Osborne Sargent, 1924
Accession Number
24.63.1093
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
CupidMarsVenus
About the Artist
Léon Davent|Luca Penni · 1540–1556
**Léon Davent** (also known as Master L.D. or the monogrammist L.D.) was a French printmaker active in the mid-16th century, best known for his work in both engraving and etching. He played a leading role in the printmaking workshop associated with the First School of Fontainebleau at the Palace of Fontainebleau during the 1540s. His prints, often signed simply “L.D.,” reproduced designs by Italia...