Mars, Venus, and Cupid
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Plate: 10 1/2 × 7 11/16 in. (26.7 × 19.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926
Accession Number
26.70.3(249)
Tags
CupidMarsVenusTrees
About the Artist
Simone Cantarini|Paolo Veronese (Paolo Caliari) · 1612–1648
He was one of the most eminent pupils of Guido Reni and one of the most gifted engravers in the tradition of the Carracci. He had a strong personality and developed a highly original style, which united aspects of Bolognese classicism with a bold naturalism. Comment on works: Religious