Venus and the rose, Venus with her feet in the water, with a rose bush between her legs, in front of a large rock with vegetation. Amor sits along the water on the right. In the background, Adonis is attacked by Mars. Venus looks back at this event. Further in the background a city. Below the scene four lines of Latin text in two columns., print, print maker: Monogrammist DWF, (mentioned on object), after print by: Giorgio Ghisi, after design by: Luca Penni, print maker: Italy, after print by: Mantua, 1558, paper, engraving, height, 315 mm × width, 228 mm, height, 542 mm × width, 403 mm

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