Venus en de Roos, Giorgio Ghisi, After Luca Penni, 1530 - 1582 print Venus stands with her feet in the water, with a rose bush between her legs, in front of a large rock with vegetation. Amor is located along the water on the right. Adonis is attacked by Mars in the background. Venus looks at this event. Further in the background a city. Under the performance four lines of Latin text in two columns. Italy paper engraving Venus wounded by the thorns of a rose-bush; the roses change from white to red (possibly combined with the story of Adonis). Venus and Cupid (Cupid not being mere attribute).


Venus en de Roos, Giorgio Ghisi, After Luca Penni, 1530 - 1582 print Venus stands with her feet in the water, with a rose bush between her legs, in front of a large rock with vegetation. Amor is located along the water on the right. Adonis is attacked by Mars in the background. Venus looks at this event. Further in the background a city. Under the performance four lines of Latin text in two columns. Italy paper engraving Venus wounded by the thorns of a rose-bush; the roses change from white to red (possibly combined with the story of Adonis). Venus and Cupid (Cupid not being mere attribute). Mars pursuing Adonis


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