Venus on a Chariot Drawn by Doves
A partly nude woman reclines on a chariot pulled through clouds by birds, raising a branch, while a globe marked Africa sits at lower left. Putti and a seated lute player under trees gather around her in this finely hatched engraving.
- Artist
- Jan Wandelaar (mentioned on object)
- Date
- 1725
- Medium
- Source
- Rijksmuseum
- Size
- 3142 × 4000 px
Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1725.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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