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Venus and Amor with a Shell
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Venus, goddess of love, with Amor at her side. She stands in a strange shell with an animal head. The inscription [C]IPRIA LASCIVI PVLCHERRIMA MATER AMORIS praises her as the beautiful mother of the mischievous Amor. Copy after a print by Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio.
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Credit lineVenus en Amor met een schelp. 1530. Jacob Binck. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
