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Title

[The Power of Venus]

Description

The goddess Venus standing on a sphere crowns the head of those fallen at her feet once they had been hit by Cupid's arrows; following the path to Vanity (Cursus Vanitatis),  Blindness (Caecitas) is driving a cart of fools, pulled by Folly (Stultitia) & Lust (Voluptas), and pursued by Derision (Derisio).

Date

1587

Artist

Greuter, Matthaus

Author

Greuter, Matthaus

Note

The first image comes from the British Museum Research Website, while the second is freely available on the Europeana.eu database (shown as "public domain").

Call Number

AN546252001

Date

[1587]

Place

Strasbourg

Rights

© The Trustees of the British Museum (first image)
Public Domain (second image)

Original Format

etching

Physical Dimensions

21 X 30,4 cm
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