Venus and Mars with Cupid and the Three Graces
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 16 5/8 × 13 3/8 in. (42.3 × 34 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Accession Number
49.95.1894
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold the enchanting *Venus and Mars with Cupid and the Threeaces*, an exquisite engraving from 1530–35, attributed to the collaborative talents of engraver Giovanni Jacopo Car, painter Rosso Fiorentino, and mysterious Master HCB. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, this trimmed sheet measures 16 5/8 × 13 3/8 inches, capturing a moment of mythological harmony in intricate line work. The composition draws from classical antiquity, uniting Venus, goddess of love, with the warrior Mars, accompanied by mischievous Cupid and the Three Graces—symbols of beaut...
About the Artist
Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio|Rosso Fiorentino|Master HCB · 1500–1565
Italian, Parma or Verona ca. 1500/1505–1565 Krakow (?)