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Venus commanding Cupid to shoot his arrow at Pluto: 23.I.10-71

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Venus commanding Cupid to shoot his arrow at Pluto

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Matham, Jacob
Draughtsman: Goltzius, Hendrik (After)

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

Production date: AD 1590

School or Style

Dutch/ Flemish

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: 23.I.10-71
Primary reference Number: 119673
Bartsch: 160
Hollstein Dutch and Flemish: 217
New Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 190
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 10 May 2013 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Venus commanding Cupid to shoot his arrow at Pluto" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/119673 Accessed: 2024-04-28 00:34:21

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