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Peter Oliver, 1589–1647, British, Venus and Adonis, 1631
- Title:
- Venus and Adonis
- Date:
- 1631
- Materials & Techniques:
- Gray wash, graphite, and pen and gray ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 7 9/16 x 8 13/16 inches (19.2 x 22.4 cm), Sheet: 7 3/8 × 8 3/4 inches (18.7 × 22.2 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in blue ink lower right: "Titiano Invenit"
Signed and dated in blue ink, upper right: "1631 | P. Olivier.| F.
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.4.1352
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- armband | dogs (animals) | dove | embracing | hunter | leashes | love | man | nude | religious and mythological subject | women
- Associated People:
- Adonis
Cupid
Venus - Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:11277
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Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition] [Exhibition Description]
Drawing in England from Hilliard to Hogarth (Yale Center for British Art, 1987-09-19 - 1987-11-08) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
Drawing in England from Hilliard to Hogarth (British Museum, 1987-06-18 - 1987-08-31) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
Paul Mellon's Legacy : a passion for British art [large print labels], , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2007, v. 2, N5220 M552 P381 2007 OVERSIZE (YCBA) [YCBA]
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