Venus (or Galatea) and Cupids Supported by Dolphins
date: label: Date
content: 1590
name: label: Designer
content: Agostino Carracci, Italian, 1557 – 1602
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Reclining nude female figure of Venus or Galatea at center, seated upon a shell resting upon the ocean, her hair in an elaborate braided style. Her legs crossed, her arms raised above holding a swath of drapery that balloons above her like a sail. At her feet are two dolphins who carry her across the surface of the water. At her lap and sides are winged putti. Below, ripples in the surface of the water. Cloudy sky in background.
place: label: made in
content: Italy
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1896-31-7
objectType: label: Type
content: figures
label: Object Name
content: Print
label: Type
content: Print
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Engraving on laid paper
label: Dimensions
content: 15 × 10.6 cm (5 7/8 × 4 3/16 in.)