Venus Bound to a Tree and Minerva Punishing Cupid

Public Domain

Artist(s) / maker(s)

Raphael I Sadeler (publisher)
,
Raphael II Sadeler (publisher)
,
Cornelis Galle (engravers (printmakers))
,
Agostino Carracci (after)

Date

ca. 1586 - 1632

Periods

16th century, 17 century

Collection

Museum of Fine Arts Ghent
Venus is tied to a tree with her hands. Minerva pulls Amor by his upper arm and strikes him with her bridle. Her shield with the Medusa head lies on the ground.

More about this work

Features
Artist(s) / maker(s) Raphael I Sadeler VIAF RKD , Raphael II Sadeler VIAF RKD , Cornelis Galle VIAF RKD Wikidata, Agostino Carracci VIAF RKD Wikidata
Types burin engraving , reproductive prints AAT
Category prints (visual works) AAT
Material paper
Dimensions 172 x 216 mm
Location Work currently not on display
Object number 2013-FY
Description
Subjects mythologies (religious concept) , landscapes
Tags (story of) Venus (Aphrodite) Iconclass, (story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros) Iconclass, (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena) Iconclass, female sex; woman Iconclass, the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) - AA - female human figure Iconclass, trees Iconclass, shrubs Iconclass, public punishment (death not intended or involved) Iconclass, armour Iconclass, helmet Iconclass, crown (symbol of sovereignty) Iconclass, harness Iconclass, Medusa (one of the Gorgons) Iconclass, art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass, gods ~ classical mythology Iconclass
Linked open data
Data PURL https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2013-FY
IIIF manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/6660/manifest.json
LIDO XML https://datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_lido&identifier=oai:datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be:mskgent.be:2013-FY
Vlaamse Kunstcollectie - EN

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