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Jacob Matham
Mars and Venuscirca 1590

Not on view
Engraving on cream paper depicting two nude figures embracing on a canopied bed, with two winged putti below, rendered in fine cross-hatched lines with Latin text in the lower margin
Artist or Maker
Jacob Matham
Title
Mars and Venus
Place Made
Holland
Date Made
circa 1590
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 1/8 × 7 3/4 in. (28.26 × 19.69 cm) Image: 10 7/8 × 7 1/2 in. (27.62 × 19.05 cm)
Credit Line
Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest
Accession Number
M.88.91.262
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.
  • Filedt Kok, J.P.; Falkenburg, Reindert Leonard; Leeflang, Huigen; Miedema, Hessel. Goltzius-studies : Hendrick Goltzius. Zwolle : Waanders Uitgevers, 1993.