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Bacchus and Venus
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Bacchus and Venus

Michael Rössler · 1721 - 1756 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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In a rocaille ornament with grape clusters and vines stands Bacchus with a wreath of grapevines, a thyrsus, a goblet, and a lion's skin. To his left a woman with a wreath of grapevines pours wine into a goblet. To the right stands an old man with a candle. Before the trio runs Cupido. To the right Venus looks at the whole scene with helmet and caduceus. In her lap lies a young man. In the lower margin two columns with a three-line German text. Print number 346, publisher's number 74.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineBacchus en Venus. 1721 - 1756. Michael Rössler. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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