Who created "Venus and Cupid in the Clouds"?

Venus and Cupid in the Clouds was created by Giovanni Paolo Cimerlino|Paolo Farinati in 1568.

What medium is "Venus and Cupid in the Clouds"?

Venus and Cupid in the Clouds is Engraving.

Is "Venus and Cupid in the Clouds" in the public domain?

Yes, Venus and Cupid in the Clouds is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Venus and Cupid in the Clouds

Giovanni Paolo Cimerlino|Paolo Farinati

1568

Medium

Engraving

Dimensions

Sheet (Trimmed): 9 1/4 × 6 15/16 in. (23.5 × 17.7 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959

Accession Number

59.596.43

Tags

Bow and ArrowCupidVenus

Art Historical Context

Behold *Venus and Cupid in Clouds*, a delicate 1568 engraving attributed to Giovanni Paolo Cimerino or Paolo Farinati two Veronese artists known for their Mannerist flair. Measuring just 9¼ × 6⅞ inches, this intimate print captures the Roman goddess of love, Venus cradling her son Cupid amid swirling clouds, with the cherubic god playfully wielding his bow and arrow—symbols of desire and mischief. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, it entered the collection via The Elisha Whittelsey Fund in 1959. Crafted during the late Italian Renaissance, when Manneri...

About the Artist

Giovanni Paolo Cimerlino|Paolo Farinati (Italian|Italian) · 1534 |1524 –1609 |1606

Italian, 1534/35–after 1609|Italian, Verona 1524–1606 Verona

Venus and Cupid in the Clouds

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