This plaque, engraved by Dutch artist Frederik Jeltsema, depicts a mythological scene with the goddess of love, Venus and her son Amor or Cupid. Cupid is depicted as a naked, chubby boy with wings and a bow with which he shoots arrows into the hearts of men and gods to make them fall in love. Venus sits on a couch in the depiction and holds an arrow in her hand.
| Artist |
Frederik Jeltsema
RKD
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| Title | Venus and Cupid |
| Date | ca. 1908 |
| Period | 20th century |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | signature and year on the front side: 1905 FE Jeltsema |
| Collection | medals AAT |
| Object type | plaques (flat objects) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1911-BX |
| Acquisition credit |
gift
Société Gantoise des Amis de la Médaille 1911-06-23 |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1911-BX |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/7754/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300417629 mythologies (religious concept) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
92
gods ~ classical mythology
Iconclass
92C4 (story of) Venus (Aphrodite) Iconclass 92D1 (story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros) Iconclass 92D18(ARROW) attributes of Cupid: arrow(s) Iconclass 92D18(BOW) attributes of Cupid: bow Iconclass 92D18(QUIVER) attributes of Cupid: quiver Iconclass |
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