Venus pricked by the thorns on a rose bush, in the background Mars chasing Adonis, in the foreground winged cupid resting
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Giorgio Ghisi|Luca Penni
Artist bio: Italian, Mantua ca. 1520–1582 Mantua|Italian, Florence 1500/1504–1557 Paris
Artist role: Artist|Artist
Artist nationality: Italian|Italian
Date: 1556
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: sheet: 11 15/16 x 8 3/8 in. (30.4 x 21.2 cm) within platemark
Classification: Prints
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1983
Accession year: 1983
Tags: Cupid|Adonis|Mars|Venus|Trees