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Mars, Venus and Cupid: P.5375-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Mars, Venus and Cupid

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Raimondi, Marcantonio (Possibly)
Painter: Sanzio, Raffaello (After)
Dürer, Albrecht (After)

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1817) by Unknown

Dating

16th Century
Production date: circa AD 1508

Note

Second state. With Raimondi's monogram and the date. Some scholars have questioned the attribution of this second state to Raimondi because such extensive reworking was not typical in his early work. An obscured monogram of unknown meaning has been added to a tassel of Mars' cuirass, which reads "FESZ"

School or Style

Italian

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.5375-R
Primary reference Number: 127390
Bartsch: 345-II
Illustrated Bartsch: 345-II (257)
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 30 January 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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