Bacchus, Ceres and Venus, J. Kuyper (printmaker), after Hendrick Goltzius, 1862, Bacchus, adorned with vines, has his left arm wrapped around Venus' shoulder and is holding out a bunch of grapes to her, to which Amor is reaching. In front of Venus stands Ceres with ears of corn in her hair, a sickle in her hand and the horn of plenty under her arm. The image is a depiction of the saying 'Sine Cerere et Baccho friget Venus' (without Ceres and Bacchus, Venus would freeze)., print maker: Jacob Kuyper, (mentioned on object), Hendrick Goltzius, 1862, paper, engraving, etching, h 265 mm × w 216 mm


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