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Oak panel; carved in relief with a representation of Venus seated in a chariot drawn through the sea by two horses, which are driven by a charioteer. On the back of the chariot stands a cupid holding a shield, and behind the chariot is a satyr. The curved end of the panel is carved with a female figure having floral scrolls for arms and leaves instead of feet. There are remains of colouring.

Object details

Categories	Woodwork Renaissance (French)
Object type	Panel
Brief description	Oak panel, carved in relief with representation of Venus. French, second half of 16th century
Physical description	Oak panel; carved in relief with a representation of Venus seated in a chariot drawn through the sea by two horses, which are driven by a charioteer. On the back of the chariot stands a cupid holding a shield, and behind the chariot is a satyr. The curved end of the panel is carved with a female figure having floral scrolls for arms and leaves instead of feet. There are remains of colouring.
Dimensions	HWD: 30.5x122x7cm
Object history	Purchased for £100 with 796-1895: 'split'. This panel was formerly in the collection of Emile Peyre (1824-1904), a notable Parisian collector of French medieval and renaissance artefacts. In 1895 the South Kensington Museum (renamed the V&A in 1900), bought over 300 pieces of furniture and woodwork from him, (as well as sculpture and metalwork), at a cost of £11,878. 16s. 9d.
Bibliographic reference	ROWE, Eleanor (ed.), French Wood Carvings from the National Museums Second Series - sixteenth century (London. 1896), pl.XXXV
Collection	Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number	797-1895

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Record created	June 17, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O156074/panel/

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