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Title
Venus
Collection

Wonders: Images of the Ancient World

Mythology -- Venus

Dates / Origin
Date Created: unknown
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC-WON MYT-Ven
Topics
Venus (Roman deity)
Cupids
Nudes
Mythology, Greek
Aphrodite (Greek deity)
Sea monsters
Mythology, Roman
Mermen
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: Key at bottom border, lettered in Latin. Rendered in English: 1. and 2. Heavenly Venus; 3. Sea Venus born from the ocean spray; 4. Sea Venus riding a Triton; 5. Venus riding sea horses; 6. Venus on a sea goat; 7. Crouching Venus; 8. Sea Venus; 9. Venus with cupid riding a dolphin; 10. Famous sculpture of Venus; 11. Venus leaning on a column with a globe at her feet; 12. Leaning on a vase.
Physical Description
Etchings
Extent: Plate mark 25.5 x 18 cm
On laid paper.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 377ec120-c5bf-012f-72b3-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • : Created
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Venus" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-6044-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. Venus Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-6044-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Venus