Venus and Adonis, print, album page, The lovers Venus and Adonis are sitting in a landscape. Cupid stands beside her and they are surrounded by dogs. This print is part of an album., printmaker: Theodorus van Kessel, Southern Netherlands, after painting by Paolo Veronese, Italy, publisher: David Teniers (II), Brussels, grantor of privilege: Spanish Crown, 1660, paper, etching, height 221 mm x width 170 mm, The print was produced after the painting by Veronese which is in the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna (inventory number GG_1527). David Teniers probably produced an oil study on canvas or panel (so-called pasticcio) of every painting in the collection of Leopold William of Austria, which served as models for the printmakers. It is not always clear whether the pasticci were made by him or by his studio. Not all pasticci have survived., Venus and Adonis as lovers, A detailed black and white engraving shows a seated woman with a draped cloth around her lower body an...
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Venus and Adonis, print, album page, The lovers Venus and Adonis are sitting in a landscape. Cupid stands beside her and they are surrounded by dogs. This print is part of an album., printmaker: Theodorus van Kessel, Southern Netherlands, after painting by Paolo Veronese, Italy, publisher: David Teniers (II), Brussels, grantor of privilege: Spanish Crown, 1660, paper, etching, height 221 mm x width 170 mm, The print was produced after the painting by Veronese which is in the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna (inventory number GG_1527). David Teniers probably produced an oil study on canvas or panel (so-called pasticcio) of every painting in the collection of Leopold William of Austria, which served as models for the printmakers. It is not always clear whether the pasticci were made by him or by his studio. Not all pasticci have survived., Venus and Adonis as lovers, A detailed black and white engraving shows a seated woman with a draped cloth around her lower body and a wreath in her hair, a partially nude man facing her with one hand on her chest and the other resting behind her, a standing winged child holding fabric at the woman's side, a large dog standing behind the child and a curled dog lying on the ground, trees and foliage forming a backdrop with a large draped curtain to one side, and textured ground beneath the figures.

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Venus Adonis print album page lovers Venus sitting landscape Cupid stands beside surrounded dogs part album printmaker Theodorus van Kessel Southern Netherlands painting Paolo Veronese Italy publisher David Teniers Ii Brussels grantor privilege Spanish Crown 1660 paper etching height 221 mm x width 170 mm was produced Veronese collection Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna inventory number GG_1527 oil study canvas panel -called pasticcio every painting Leopold William Austria served models printmakers clear whether pasticci studio survived lovers detailed black white engraving seated woman draped cloth lower body wreath hair partially nude man facing hand chest resting standing winged child holding fabric woman's side large dog standing child curled dog lying ground trees foliage forming backdrop large draped curtain side textured ground beneath figures

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