Venus and Cupid
Medium
Engraving and etching
Dimensions
Sheet (trimmed to plate): 8 3/4 × 10 5/16 in. (22.3 × 26.2 cm) Image: 7 5/16 × 10 1/16 in. (18.5 × 25.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.3.887-38
Tags
BirdsCupidVenusCoat of Arms
About the Artist
Carlo Maratti|Jean-Baptiste Michel|John Boydell · 1625–1713
Son of a Dalmatian father. Known as the last major Italian artist of the classical tradition, which had originated with Raphael. He created a grandiose and decorative style that was valued by his ecclesiastical patrons. Comment on works: History; Religious.