Venus en Mars, Angelo Bertini, after Giovanni Tognolli, after Antonio Canova, 1793 - 1838

Title(s)

Venus en Mars
Venere e Marte (title on object)
Sculpturen van Antonio Canova (series title)

Object type

• print

Object number

RP-P-OB-38.956

Catalogue reference

• LeBlanc 4
• Nagler/Meyer 12

Inscriptions / marks

• collector's mark: Lugt 12

Description

Sculptuur van de goden Mars en Venus die elkaar omarmen door de Italiaanse beeldhouwer Antonio Canova.

Artist

• print maker: Angelo Bertini (mentioned on object)
• after drawing by: Giovanni Tognolli (mentioned on object)
• after sculpture by: Antonio Canova (mentioned on object)
• Antonio Canova (mentioned on object)
• George III (koning van het Verenigd Koninkrijk) (mentioned on object)

Place

print maker: Italy
after drawing by: Italy
after sculpture by: Italy
Italy
England

Dating

1793 - 1838

Material

• paper

Technique

engraving

Measurements

height 599 mm × width 468 mm

What

• Mars and Venus as lovers
• piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture

Acquisition

unknown 2006

Copyright

Public domain

• Allgemeines Künstler-Lexicon, dl. 3, p. 716, cat.nr. 12
• Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, contenant un dictionnaire des graveurs de toutes les nations : ouvrage destiné à faire suite au Manuel du libraire par J.Ch. Brunet, dl. 1, p. 316, cat.nr. 4