Venus Pricked by the Thorns of a Rose Bush; Cupid Asleep in the Foreground
Giorgio Ghisi|Luca Penni · Italian|Italian
Date: 1556
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: sheet: 12 1/8 x 8 3/8 in. (30.8 x 21.3 cm) within platemark
Classification: Prints
Themes: Cupid, Sleeping, Trees, Venus
Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1962
Date range
1556 – 1556
Largest dimension
21.3 cm
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