Venus, Opera Varia Historica, Poetica & Iconologica, Various designs, print, printmaker: Samuel Bottschild, Germany, writer (clerical worker): Monogrammist IG (writer), publisher: Johann Christoph Weigel, Dresden, 1693, writer (clerical worker), Saxony, paper, etching, height 245 mm x width 175 mm, Print from the series 'Opera Varia Historica, Poetica & Iconologica', published in 1693. This series comprises virtually the artist's complete oeuvre and consists of 48 prints, mainly designs for ceilings., cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti', (story of) Venus (Aphrodite), sitting or standing on clouds - AA - female human figure, An oval ink drawing shows a reclining female figure on a bed of clouds, her hair flowing and one arm bent across her chest while the other reaches toward a cluster of arrows held by a small winged child beside her; another winged child lies curled against her legs, and a third winged child floats below offering a sprig of foliage; the scene is rendered with fine c...
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Venus, Opera Varia Historica, Poetica & Iconologica, Various designs, print, printmaker: Samuel Bottschild, Germany, writer (clerical worker): Monogrammist IG (writer), publisher: Johann Christoph Weigel, Dresden, 1693, writer (clerical worker), Saxony, paper, etching, height 245 mm x width 175 mm, Print from the series 'Opera Varia Historica, Poetica & Iconologica', published in 1693. This series comprises virtually the artist's complete oeuvre and consists of 48 prints, mainly designs for ceilings., cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti', (story of) Venus (Aphrodite), sitting or standing on clouds - AA - female human figure, An oval ink drawing shows a reclining female figure on a bed of clouds, her hair flowing and one arm bent across her chest while the other reaches toward a cluster of arrows held by a small winged child beside her; another winged child lies curled against her legs, and a third winged child floats below offering a sprig of foliage; the scene is rendered with fine cross-hatching and curved lines to depict folds of fabric, billowing clouds, and soft shading throughout.

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Venus Opera Varia Historica Poetica & Iconologica Various designs print printmaker Samuel Bottschild Germany writer clerical worker Monogrammist IG publisher Johann Christoph Weigel Dresden 1693 Saxony paper etching height 245 mm x width 175 mm Print series published comprises virtually artist's complete oeuvre consists 48 prints mainly designs ceilings cupids amores amoretti putti story of Aphrodite sitting standing clouds - AA - female human figure oval ink drawing reclining female figure bed clouds hair flowing arm bent across chest reaches cluster arrows held small winged child beside another child lies curled legs third child floats offering sprig foliage scene rendered fine cross-hatching curved lines depict folds fabric billowing clouds soft shading

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