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Artist: Rottenhammer, Hans I (2)

Period: 16th century (4566) | 17th century (4989)

Type: chalk (1605) | ink (2907) | watercolour (2147)

Style: German (166)

Subjects: Anchises (Legendary character) (3) | Venus (Roman deity) (62)

Keywords
clouds (224) | goddesses (271) | legends (135) | lovers (36) | mythology (1370) | putti (631)

Venus and Anchises

16th century & 17th century

Rottenhammer, Hans I    more

Pen and ink, watercolour, chalk (black) on paper

height: 28.7 cm; width: 39.6 cm

Inscription
Inscribed (Richardson's hand), mount, Juneillo Anens (previous word underlined), quam Dartamio Anchisa (underlined) Alona Venus (underlined) Phrysij geuit Simoentis ad undam? Virg. Anilibsi (?) 'see Homer (underlined) / 'Hymn to Venus'

Acquisition
Witt, Robert Clermont (Sir); bequest; 1952
D.1952.RW.73

Copyright: © The Samuel Courtauld Trust, The Courtauld Gallery, London