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Gaspare Diziani
Venus watching Erotes dancing (1710-1720)
pen and brown ink, wash, chalks
18.5 × 28.3 cm (sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1923
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Venus watching Erotes dancing
(1710-1720)
Medium
pen and brown ink, wash, chalks
Measurements
18.5 × 28.3 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1923
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Inscription
inscribed l.r.: Bastian'Ricci (in an old hand)
inscribed: Basum Ricci
inscribed B(...illeg.) Rizzi
inscribed in brown ink on reverse l.: Bastiano Ricci Veneziano (in an old hand)
Accession Number
1278.793-3
Department
International Prints and Drawings
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Subjects (general)
Allegory and Symbols Human Figures Religion and Mythology
Subjects (specific)
Ancient Greek (culture or style) dancing (activity) Eros (Greek deity) Greco-Roman myths nudity Story of Aphrodite (Greek narrative) Venus (Roman deity)
Movements
Neoclassicism