Venus, Cupid and Adonis

Title

Venus, Cupid and Adonis

Draughtsman

• Bartholomäus Spranger

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Renaissance
• Northern European Mannerism

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• red chalk
• Vergé paper

Technique

• red chalk drawing

Geographic Reference

• Flemish

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• presentation design?

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• historical narration
• mythological representation

Persons Shown

• Venus
• Adonis
• Cupid

Primary

• 92C421 Venus and Adonis as lovers
• 92C454 Venus and Cupid (Cupid not being mere attribute)
• 31AA14(+2) human figure of ideal proportions, e.g. academic nude - AA - female human figure (+ back view)