Plate 1: The Toilette of Venus; Venus reclining at center, gazing into a mirror held by Cupid, attendants fix her hair while a putto ties her sandal, above her chariot appears on a cloud; from the series 'The Loves of Venus and Adonis'

Plate 1: The Toilette of Venus; Venus reclining at center, gazing into a mirror held by Cupid, attendants fix her hair while a putto ties her sandal, above her chariot appears on a cloud; from the series 'The Loves of Venus and Adonis' by Etienne Baudet|Francesco Albani

Medium

Engraving and etching [possibly a later printing]

Dimensions

Sheet: 23 11/16 × 27 11/16 in. (60.2 × 70.4 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Mr. Giorgio Sangiorgi, 1958

Accession Number

58.555.2

Tags

BirdsFountainsCupidVenusChariots

About the Artist

Etienne Baudet|Francesco Albani (French|Italian) · 1638 |1578 1711 |1660

French, Crafrier near Blois 1638–1711 Paris|Italian, Bologna 1578–1660 Bologna

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