Venus | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2011.634.5
People: Crispijn de Passe I, Dutch (Arnemuiden, Zeeland 1564 - 1637 Utrecht)
After Maerten de Vos, Netherlandish (Antwerp, Belgium 1532 - 1603 Antwerp, Belgium)
Title: Venus
Other Titles: Series/Book Title: Cathena Aurea Platonis / Seven Planets
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: c. 1600
Culture: Netherlandish
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/339728

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Engraving on cream antique laid paper

Technique

Engraving

Dimensions

plate: 24.7 x 18.6 cm (9 3/4 x 7 5/16 in.)
sheet: 32.4 x 23.8 cm (12 3/4 x 9 3/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: engraved in plate, upper right: VENVS
inscription: engraved in plate, lower center: Mertinus d. Vos inv.
inscription: engraved in plate, lower right: Crisp. d. pas excud.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Robert Bradford Wheaton and Barbara Ketcham Wheaton, Concord, MA, later Barbara Ketcham Wheaton, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2011.

Notes:
Robert Bradford Wheaton passed away in 2010.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: Hollstein 1375 (Maarten de Vos), Hollstein 539 (de Passe)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Barbara Ketcham Wheaton
Accession Year: 2011
Object Number: 2011.634.5
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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