Caption
Venvs, Venus, Gods seated on the seven planets, print, book illustration, Series number, 5, 7, Venus in a drapery, in one hand she holds a burning heart, in the other an arrow., printmaker: Johannes Wierix, Antwerp, publisher: Nicolaes de Clerck, Delft, 1579, 1609, paper, engraving, letterpress printing, gravure, verso book print, height 55 mm x width 37 mm, Print used as illustration in: Const-toonneel, inhoudende de beschrijvinghe ende XL. Wonderful images of them: Our Lord Jesus Christ, with his apostles and the evangelists, together with the chief virtues and the vices. And finally the seven planets. Carved in copper by Johannis Wierix. The description is, 1609., A standing classical female figure rendered in black ink on a pale textured background, shown in three-quarter view with curly hair and a partially draped flowing garment that reveals her torso and legs, one arm extended upward holding a heart-shaped object emitting stylized flames and the other arm holding a long slender staff with a decorative top, bare feet planted on a ground with tufts of grass and small stones, fine engraved lines and shading define musculature, folds of cloth, and background texture.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B44_063
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36.5Mb (9.8Mb) / 9.8in x 14.5in / 2930 x 4355 (300dpi)