Venus and Cupid in a Decorative Frame with Grotesques, from the Judgment of Paris

Adriaen Collaert

ca. 1580–1600 · Engraving · Drawings and Prints

Plate 4 from a series of six devoted to the figures in the mythological story of the Judgment of Paris. Vertical panel with Venus reaching out to Cupid, set in a landscape in a medallion at center. The nude figure of Venus holds up an apple in her right hand, while gesturing down to the figure of Cupid at her left. Surrounding the medallion, a dark background with grotesque ornament, including a vase flanked by outward-facing birds at top center.

Artist

Adriaen Collaert

Date

ca. 1580–1600

Medium

Engraving

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1939