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Venus and Adonis

ca. 1570
16th century

Giorgio Ghisi, Italian, (1520–1582)
After Teodoro Ghisi, Italian, (1536–1601)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Engraving

State: Second of six states

Print impression quality: Very fine

Provenance / Collectors' Marks: G.B. (not in Lugt); Robert Fisher (Lugt 2205)

Bibliography: Bartsch 42 i (vol. 15, p. 402), as before publisher’s name and various retouchings.

Credit Line: Purchase funds, 1958

Accession Number: 1958.46.2

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mythology, nudes*, Venus

mythology
nudes - Representations of unclothed human figures. [February 1998 related term added, "nudity"; alternate descriptor changed, was "nude". September 1990 descriptor added.]
Venus

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Giorgio Ghisi, Italian, (1520–1582) Teodoro Ghisi, Italian, (1536–1601) . Venus and Adonis, ca. 1570. Engraving. Second of six states. : mm (in.). DAC accession number 1958.46.2. Purchase funds, 1958. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (photo: M. Johnston) .

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