Caption

Amor brings Venus a basket of flowers, print, album page, Venus lies under a tree in a rolling landscape. Venus has an arrow in her hand. This print is part of an album., printmaker: Peter van Liesebetten, Antwerp, after painting by Paris Bordone, Italy, publisher: David Teniers (II), Brussels, grantor of privilege: Spanish crown, 1660, paper, etching, engraving, etching and engraving, height 173 mm x width 233 mm, The print was possibly produced after the painting by Bordone which is in the collection of the National Museum in Warsaw. 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 Cupid (Cupid not being mere attribute), (high) hill, A reclining nude woman rests against a tree, her body turned slightly with one arm extended and the other holding a slender spear; her hair is wavy and she gazes outward. A winged child stands nearby, leaning forward and offering a shallow basket filled with flowers toward the woman. The scene is set on textured ground with draped fabric under the woman and a large tree with dense foliage behind her. In the background there are rolling hills and distant vegetation, and the entire image is rendered in fine etched lines.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B27_415

License type

Rights managed

Available size

43.8Mb (6.1Mb) / 15.0in x 11.3in / 4502 x 3400 (300dpi)

Keywords

Amor brings Venus basket flowers print album page lies under tree rolling landscape arrow hand part album printmaker Peter van Liesebetten Antwerp painting Paris Bordone Italy publisher David Teniers Ii Brussels grantor privilege Spanish crown 1660 paper etching engraving height 173 mm x width 233 mm print was produced Bordone collection National Museum Warsaw oil study canvas panel -called pasticcio every painting Leopold William Austria served models printmakers clear whether pasticci studio survived Cupid mere attribute high hill reclining nude woman rests body turned slightly arm extended holding slender spear hair wavy gazes outward winged child stands nearby leaning forward offering shallow basket filled woman scene set textured ground draped fabric under large tree dense foliage background rolling hills distant vegetation entire image rendered fine etched lines