DrawingsItalian18th century

Venus Discovering Adonis

18th century

Artists

Giovanni Battista CiprianiArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink and blue wash on antique laid paper, squared in black chalk

Culture

Italian

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

28.4 x 20 cm (11 3/16 x 7 7/8 in.)

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