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Allegory with Venus and Time
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (mentioned on object), 1758 - 1760
This etching reproduces a ceiling painting by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo for a gallery in the Palazzo Contarini, a Venetian city palace. The depiction is alternately interpreted as ‘Venus entrusting Cupid to Time’ and ‘The birth of Aeneas’. Given that the child lacks Cupid/ Amor’s usual attributes (bow and arrow), the second interpretation seems more likely.
- Artwork typeprint
- Object numberRP-P-1950-565
- Dimensionsheight 453 mm x width 290 mm
- Physical characteristicsets