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Brown engraving of Venus and Cupid pleading before seated gods on clouds, with an eagle, a helmeted figure at right, and a kneeling winged figure below.

Venus and Cupid Pleading Their Cause in the Presence of Jupiter and Other Gods

An engraving in warm brown ink showing Venus and Cupid before a group of seated and standing gods on clouds, with Jupiter enthroned beside an eagle and a helmeted Minerva at right. A winged figure kneels at lower right, and Italian verse fills the lower margin beneath the scene.

Artist
Master of the Die
Date
1530/40
Medium
Engraving in warm brown ink on cream laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1421 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1540).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Stanley Field, Everett D. Graff, and John H. Wrenn Memorial Endowments

Español: Venus y Cupido suplicando ante Júpiter y otros dioses

Un grabado en tinta marrón cálida que muestra a Venus y Cupido ante un grupo de dioses sentados y de pie sobre nubes, con Júpiter entronizado junto a un águila y una Minerva con casco a la derecha. Una figura alada se arrodilla en la parte inferior derecha, y versos italianos llenan el margen inferior bajo la escena.

Português: Vênus e Cupido suplicando diante de Júpiter e outros deuses

Uma gravura em tinta marrom quente mostrando Vênus e Cupido diante de um grupo de deuses sentados e em pé sobre nuvens, com Júpiter entronizado ao lado de uma águia e uma Minerva de elmo à direita. Uma figura alada ajoelha-se no canto inferior direito, e versos italianos preenchem a margem inferior abaixo da cena.