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Venus and the Rose
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Venus with her feet in the water, with a rosebush between her legs, before a large rock formation with vegetation. Along the water to the right sits Amor. In the background, Adonis is attacked by Mars. Venus looks back at this event. Further in the background, a city. Below the image, four lines of Latin text in two columns.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineVenus en de roos. 1558. Monogrammist DWF. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
