Venus

Venus

Title

Venus

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, 120, No. 246J]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, revised 2017]

The goddess of love and beauty is depicted as a half-length figure against a dark background. She holds a transparent veil with her left hand to conceal her otherwise naked body. Her hair is pinned up beneath a pearl snood, which is complemented by a red beret and a necklace.

Attribution
Copy after Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Copy after Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, revised 2017]

Production dates
after 1600
about 1526-1537

Production dates

after 1600

[Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, revised 2017]

about 1526-1537

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, 120, No. 246J]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 68 x 57 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 68 x 57 cm

  • [Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, revised 2017]

Signature / Dating

None

Inscriptions and Labels
  • at the top right: 'DV/PVER ALVEOLO FVRATVR MELLA CVPIDO. / FVRANTI DIGITV CVSPITE FIXIT APIS. / SIC ETIA NOBIS …

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscriptions, Badges:

    • at the top right: 'DV/PVER ALVEOLO FVRATVR MELLA CVPIDO. / FVRANTI DIGITV CVSPITE FIXIT APIS. / SIC ETIA NOBIS BREVIS ET PERITVRA VOLVPTAS / QVA PETIMVS TRISTI PIXTA DOLORE NO / CET'
Owner
Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Genève
Repository
Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Genève
Location
Geneva
CDA ID
CH_MAHG_1874-0012
FR (1978) Nr.
FR246J
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/CH_MAHG_1874-0012/

Provenance

  • acquired in 1874, former owner unknown
    [Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, revised 2017]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 120 No. 246J
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
Show Literature
Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932 No. 198l
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1932
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/friedlaender1932
Show Literature
  • Venus, after 1600

Images

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Versions

Venus with Cupid as Honey Thief
  • Venus with Cupid as Honey Thief, about 1600 - 1630
  • DE_BStGS_13261
  • Painting
  • Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Venus and Cupid
  • Venus and Cupid, 1531
  • BE_MRBAB_4759
  • Painting
  • Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Brussels

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