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Venus and Cupid
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Venus and Cupid

Daniel Hopfer (I) · 1504 - 1536 · etching; paper

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

About this work

The devil behind Venus metaphorically holds a birdcatcher ('kloben' in German), with which birds (people) can be lured and caught. The bait is human lust which Venus here 'arouses' and represents as a woman.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
print'Mostri' (Ripa)fowling, fowler
Credit lineVenus en Cupido. 1504 - 1536. Daniel Hopfer (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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