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Giorgio Ghisi
Venus and the Rose1556

Not on view
Engraving on cream paper depicting a large central nude female figure standing in shallow water beside a vine-covered tree, with a winged putto below and two dynamic figures in a distant landscape to the right
Artist or Maker
Giorgio Ghisi
After
Luca Penni
Title
Venus and the Rose
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
1556
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 12 1/8 × 8 1/2 in. (30.8 × 21.59 cm) Image: 12 1/8 × 8 1/2 in. (30.8 × 21.59 cm)
Credit Line
Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest
Accession Number
M.88.91.156
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.
  • Boorsch, Suzanne; Lewis, Michal; Lewis, R.E. The Engravings of Giorgio Ghisi. New York, NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1985