Venus and Cupid

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Artist/Maker	Vandergucht, Gerard (etcher) Michelangelo (designer) Pontormo (artist)
Place of origin	London (printed)

Printed sheet with text at the top of the page and an illustration below. The illustration depicts Venus and Cupid in a passionate embrace. Venus attempts to take an arrow from the quiver of Venus. On the right is a pedestal, against which Cupid has placed his bow.

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Category	Prints
Object type	Print
Title	Venus and Cupid (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Etching on paper Paper Etching (Printing Process)
Brief description	A ticket receipt with an inscription and illustration of Venus and Cupid embracing. Etching by Gerard Vandergucht from a design by Michelangelo, after a painting by Pontormo. 1734.
Physical description	Printed sheet with text at the top of the page and an illustration below. The illustration depicts Venus and Cupid in a passionate embrace. Venus attempts to take an arrow from the quiver of Venus. On the right is a pedestal, against which Cupid has placed his bow.
Style	British School
Marks and inscriptions	'MICH. ANG. BUONAROTI INVEN. ET DELINEAVIT. JAC. DA PUNTORMO PINXIT. G. V ANDERGUCHT FECIT. AQ. FORTI' (Inscribed.) (Signed by Robt. Browne, Charles Margas, and Gerard Vander Gucht, and dated Dec. 16th, 1734)
Credit line	Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Object history	The same subject was engraved a little larger by Martino Rota.
Production	This print was made from an original design by Michelangelo, after a painting by Pontormo.
Subjects depicted	Love Quiver Arrows Bow Pedestal Masks Venus Cupid
Bibliographic reference	DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum : Printed by G.E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1874.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	DYCE.2842

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Record created	April 19, 2010
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1158052/venus-and-cupid-print-vandergucht-gerard/

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