Identification title(s): reclining venus with two putti. Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-2958. Catalog reference: new hollstein german (altdorfer) e. 42-1(2). The illustrated bartsch 35. Inscriptions / marks: number, verso bottom center, handwritten: '8'. Description: venus, naked and lying on the grass, with her are two putti, one with wings. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: albrecht altdorfer (mentioned on object), according to own design by: albrecht altdorfer. Place of manufacture: germany. Dating: ca. 1506 - 1538. Physical features: engraving. Material: paper technique: engraving (printing process). Dimensions: plate edge: h 28 mm × w 68 mm. Subject: what: (story of) venus (aphrodite), cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. Acquisition: transfer of management 1816. Date: between circa 1506 and circa 1538.
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