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Engraving of a winged angel above Venus and Cupid holding a torch, with scales and a bull in an arch and a Latin caption below.

Astronomy: Venus with Cupid, and an angel above looking downward. Engraving by N. Dorigny, 1695, after Raphael, 1516.

An engraved print showing a winged angel leaning over a curved arch above a seated woman identified as Venus, with a small Cupid holding a torch at right. Within the arch are a pair of scales and a bull, and a Latin caption with the word VENUS lies below the scene.

Artist
Raphael
Date
[1695]
Medium
Intaglio prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3006 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1695.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Venus con Cupido y un ángel: grabado según Rafael

Grabado que muestra un ángel alado inclinado sobre un arco curvo, encima de una mujer sentada identificada como Venus, con un pequeño Cupido que sostiene una antorcha a la derecha. Dentro del arco hay una balanza y un toro, y bajo la escena aparece una leyenda en latín con la palabra VENUS.

Português: Vênus com Cupido e um anjo: gravura após Rafael

Gravura que mostra um anjo alado debruçado sobre um arco curvo, acima de uma mulher sentada identificada como Vênus, com um pequeno Cupido segurando uma tocha à direita. Dentro do arco há uma balança e um touro, e abaixo da cena aparece uma legenda em latim com a palavra VENUS.

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