print
- Museum number
- 1921,0415.3
- Title
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Object: Mars & Venus
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Series: The Loves of the Gods
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Series: Tabulæ novem coelo elaboratæ ad totidem Titiani archetypos
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Series: Nine Prints from the Celebrated Paintings of Titian, in the Duke of Marlboroughs Gallery, at Blenheim
- Description
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Mars embracing Venus on a curtained bed; Mars, wearing shirt, breastplate, boots, and nude from waist down; Venus, nude, earring, bracelet, pearls and flowers in hair, and holding a mirror into which she gazes; on the ground, a helmet, jug, and Cupid with bow and quiver; landscape with hills and trees in the background; proof before letter. 1708
Mezzotint
- Production date
- 1708
- Dimensions
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Height: 416 millimetres
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Width: 281 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- For comment on series see the title-page (1878,0914.52), and on this plate see lettered state. All the proof states in this series (1921,0415.3 to 10) have the same early marginal annotation, which shows that the set was kept together from the beginning.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1921
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1921,0415.3