Venus and Paris

Dietrich, Christian Wilhelm Ernst (1712-1774)


Item type:
print
Date of creation:
1740
Height:
18.4 cm  (7 1/4 in.)
Width:
26.6 cm  (10 1/2 in.)
Technique / Medium:
etching

Additional titles

Wenus i Parys
Scena pasterska

    Item location

  • Biblioteka Narodowa (Warszawa)
    [Museum inv. no.: G.31529]

Description

Mythological figures facing each other, including Venus and Paris, surrounded by animals and three other beings, with two instruments lying on the ground in the foreground and a tree in the background.

Iconclass

95A(PARIS)5
(story of) Paris (Alexander) - non-aggressive, friendly or neutral activities and relationships
92C45
non-aggressive, friendly or neutral activities and relationships of Venus

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Frame drum [2598] (on the ground near Venus's feet)
Shawm [4258] (on the ground near Venus's feet)

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

621