Venus and Cupid, with an Old Man Caressing a Young Woman in the Background

Advanced Search

Requires Photography

LICENSE IMAGE

Venus and Cupid, with an Old Man Caressing a Young Woman in the Background

Jacopo Raibolini (Francia) (Italian, about 1486–1557)

early 16th century

Medium/Technique Engraving

Dimensions Sheet: 20.5 x 14.4 cm (8 1/16 x 5 11/16 in.)(trimmed within the platemark)

Credit Line Gift of William Norton Bullard

Accession Number23.981

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Bartsch XV.459.6; Hind 16, probably ii/ii (doubtful attribution)

Marks Verso, bottom left, stamped in black ink, the mark of the British Museum, London (Lugt 302); verso, lower left, in brown ink, the duplicate stamp of the British Museum (Lugt 305); verso, left center, stamped in brown ink, the mark of the MFA (Lugt 282)

ProvenanceBritish Museum, London (Lugt 302, 305); William Norton Bullard, Boston (1853-1931); his gift to the MFA April 1, 1923