Venus with Two Putti

c. 1512/1515

Albrecht Altdorfer after Peregrino da Cesena

Associated Names
Albrecht Altdorfer

Artist, German, 1480 or before - 1538

Peregrino da Cesena

Artist After, Bolognese, active c. 1490/1520

This is a drawing of a figure holding a flame and a torch. The central figure is standing confidently, carrying a heart-shaped object in one hand, engulfed in flames, and a large torch in the other. At her feet are two smaller figures, one crouching with a stick and the other reaching up towards the central figure while holding a small frame or tablet. The backdrop is detailed with cross-hatching patterns.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate): 6 × 3.8 cm (2 3/8 × 1 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.385

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. e. 39

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA, 1928; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1963

  • Winzinger, Franz. Albrecht Altdorfer, Graphik: Holzschnitte, Kupferstiche, Radierungen. Munich: R.Piper and Co., 1963, no. 114.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Albrecht Aldorfer, Ursula Mielke, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. e. 39, state only.

Wikidata ID

Q64952519

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