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Venus Asks Jupiter for Help
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Venus Asks Jupiter for Help

Meester van de Dobbelsteen · c. 1530 - c. 1560 · engraving; intaglio printmaking technique; paper

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

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Venus arrives in her chariot drawn by doves. In the center, Jupiter sits with an eagle, and next to him, Mercury with a caduceus. To the left, Mercury on his journey and Mercury in conversation with Venus. Italian text in two cartouches in the lower margin. Numbered twice in the lower left: 18.

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Credit lineVenus vraagt Jupiter om hulp. c. 1530 - c. 1560. Meester van de Dobbelsteen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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