Venus removing a thorn from her left foot while seated on a cloth next to trees, a hare lower right, Marco Dente, ca. 1515–27

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Venus removing a thorn from her left foot while seated on a cloth next to trees, a hare lower right, ca. 1515–27, Engraving, Sheet (Trimmed): 10 7/16 × 6 7/8 in. ( × cm), Prints, Marco Dente (Italian, Ravenna, active by 1515–died 1527 Rome), After Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483–1520 Rome), This print depicts one of the compositions Raphael designed for the stufetta (bathroom) of Cardinal Bibbiena in the Vatican. The small room was richly ornamented all’antica, with grotesques and scenes representing Venus

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