Identification title(s): the battle net. Object type: drawing object number: rp-t-1933-44. Description: a naked woman, like a birdwatcher, has captured a man under a net, the strings of which she holds in her hand; a lovebird flying in a cloud aims its arrow at him. Manufacture. Manufacturer: draftsman: adriaen matham (possible), draftsman: jodocus hondius (i) (rejected attribution). Dating: 1610 - 1660. Physical characteristics: pen and brown on parchment. Material: parchment ink. Technique: pen. Dimensions: h 124 mm × w 168 mm. Subject: what: marriage as trap, snare, etc. Pernicious influence of women, 'femmes fatales'cupid shooting a dart. Love: 'frau minne' and other allegories(story of) venus (aphrodite). Credit line: donation from mr f. G. Waller, amsterdam. Acquisition: donation 1933. Date: between 1610 and 1660.
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