ECL-Bn.14:24-2013
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Object number
ECL-Bn.14:24-2013
Object type
Identification
Title
Nine figure scenes on gems
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Content (description)
Nine figure scenes on gems, beneath each gem is a panel in which is a scale.
a. Nude Venus leans against pedestal, holding an arrow in her right hand. In her left she holds a bow, which Cupid stretches up to take.
b. Nude Venus stands with her back to the viewer by a pedestal on left. She holds Cupid by the hand. He carries a bow. On far left is a tree.
c. Half-draped Venus sits on rock left. A tiny Cupid flies to her on right.
d. Half-draped female sits on a rock to right with a baby on her knee.
e. Nude Venus stands facing viewer. On left is a small Priapus herm.
f. Nude male and female stand with their arms round one another (Venus and Adonis?)
g. Half-draped Venus sits to left on a rock on right facing Mars on left. He wears a cloak and helmet and has a shield and spear.
h. Half-draped Venus stands on right with her foot on a globe and embraces Mars on left, who wears a cloak and helmet and has a spear.
i. Similar to g. but the attitudes are slightly different and Mars has no cloak.
a. Nude Venus leans against pedestal, holding an arrow in her right hand. In her left she holds a bow, which Cupid stretches up to take.
b. Nude Venus stands with her back to the viewer by a pedestal on left. She holds Cupid by the hand. He carries a bow. On far left is a tree.
c. Half-draped Venus sits on rock left. A tiny Cupid flies to her on right.
d. Half-draped female sits on a rock to right with a baby on her knee.
e. Nude Venus stands facing viewer. On left is a small Priapus herm.
f. Nude male and female stand with their arms round one another (Venus and Adonis?)
g. Half-draped Venus sits to left on a rock on right facing Mars on left. He wears a cloak and helmet and has a shield and spear.
h. Half-draped Venus stands on right with her foot on a globe and embraces Mars on left, who wears a cloak and helmet and has a spear.
i. Similar to g. but the attitudes are slightly different and Mars has no cloak.
Content (object)
gem
Dimensions
height (actual size): 460mm
width (actual size): 322mm
width (actual size): 322mm
Materials & techniques note
copper engraving on paper
Production
Person
Unknown (Engraver)
Date
c.1710-1730