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Mythology & Putti

    Venus and Cupid

    c.1515-1550

    Engraving | RCIN 851712

    An anonymous engraving the composition of which is based on two figures taken from 'The Judgment of Paris', an engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi (RCIN 851707: after a lost design by Raphael). The figures, which are reproduced in reverse, have been slightly modified from the original; the background has also been altered.
    • Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)

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