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The image shows a rectangular frame with text inside, a cherub above it holding an arrow and bow. The color scheme includes sepia and off-white. Below the text frame is a grouping of items like boxes and fabrics.
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The image shows a rectangular frame with text inside, a cherub above it holding an arrow and bow. The color scheme includes sepia and off-white. Below the text frame is a grouping of items like boxes and fabrics.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Aula Veneris: Title Page

Wenceslaus Hollar

Date
1644
Medium
etching
Classification
Print
Accession number
1943.3.4960
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Theatrum mulierum and Aula Veneris [Pennington 1804-1907]

Subjects and terms

  • Bohemian
  • Cherub
  • Writing

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