Venus and Cupid, by Adam Elsheimer

An image of Venus and Cupid. Elsheimer, Adam (German, 1578-1610). Oil on copper, height 8.7 cm, width 14.6 cm, 1600-1605.

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Venus and Cupid. Elsheimer, Adam (German, 1578-1610). Oil on copper, height 8.7 cm, width 14.6 cm, 1600-1605.

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Accession Number: 532
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/16.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 604 pixels
Image width: 1023 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 96.47kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 16/1
Captured: 2013:08:13 10:47:07

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17th Century Adam Elsheimer Aphrodite Baroque Cupid Elsheimer female Fitz_PDP German goddess gods nude oil on copper painting Venus Venus and Cupid

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