Venus in een medaillon, RP-T-00-480-8(R), Antoon Derkinderen, between 1900 and 1903

Identification title(s): venus in a medallion. Object type: sketchbook sheet object number: rp-t-00-480-8(r). Inscriptions / marks: annotation, handwritten in pencil: 'joy/ 21 in g. D. Vi[. . ]'. Description: venus carries a flower and mirror. Above the medallion two smaller medallions with rings and representations of the constellations libra and taurus. Below the representation of venus a half medallion with two doves. Design for a stained glass window for the chamber of commerce in the beurs van berlage in amsterdam. Sheet 8 recto from a sketchbook with 45 sheets. Manufacture. Manufacturer: illustrator: antoon derkinderen. Dating: 1900 - 1903. Physical characteristics: pencil. Material: paper pencil. Subject: what: (story of) venus (aphrodite), attributes of venus. Taurus (zodiacal sign of april). Libra (zodiacal sign of september). Acquisition: unknown 1995. Date: between 1900 and 1903.