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Engraving of Venus on a chariot drawn by doves, with a globe, cupids, and a lute player beneath trees.

Venus op een wagen voortgetrokken door duiven

A partly nude woman reclines on a chariot pulled through clouds by birds, raising a branch, while a globe marked Africa sits at lower left. Putti and a seated lute player under trees gather around her in this finely hatched engraving.

Artist
Jan Wandelaar (mentioned on object)
Date
1725
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
3142 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1725.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: Venus en un carro tirado por palomas

Una mujer semidesnuda se recuesta en un carro arrastrado por aves entre nubes, alzando una rama, mientras un globo con la indicación Africa queda abajo a la izquierda. Putti y un laudista sentado bajo los árboles la rodean en este grabado de trazos finos.

Português: Vênus em uma carruagem puxada por pombas

Uma mulher seminua reclina-se em uma carruagem puxada por aves entre as nuvens, erguendo um ramo, enquanto um globo com a inscrição Africa aparece à esquerda, embaixo. Putti e um tocador de alaúde sentado sob as árvores reúnem-se ao redor dela nesta gravura de hachuras finas.

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