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Venus and Mars Caught by Vulcanus
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Venus and Mars Caught by Vulcanus

Crispijn van de Passe (I) · 1602 - 1607 · engraving; paper

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

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Vulcanus catches Venus and Mars making love under Vulcanus' net. He points to the Olympian gods on Olympus. In the margin, a four-line inscription, in two columns, in Latin.

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Credit lineVenus en Mars betrapt door Vulcanus. 1602 - 1607. Crispijn van de Passe (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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