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Venus and Mars by Venetian — VisualArtsDB

Venus and Mars

Venus and Mars

1500–1600

Medium: Wax
Dimensions: 19.1 × 15.2 cm (7 1/2 × 6 in.)
Genre: wax portrait
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

Styles

sixteenth century

Tags

VenusMythology16th Centurywomanmodeling (forming)wax portraitjewelryRomannudespearlsmythicalgods (deities)17th Centurysculpturelandscapesixteenth centuryformingRelieforganic materialsculptingcherubstreesmythological figuresgoddessessculpture techniqueswax

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