Venus and Cupid

XVI century. Pencil, Pencil ground, Grey-brown ink on paper.
Not on display

An equally feeble studio version, closely corresponding in composition, is in the British Museum, London (1946-7-13-1347).

Turner, Nicholas, From Michelangelo to Annibale Carracc: a century of Italian drawings from the Prado, Virginia, Art Services International, 2008, p.274

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Inventory number: D001707
Author: Anonymous (Manner of: Luca Cambiaso)
Title: Venus and Cupid
Date: XVI century
Technique: Pencil; Pencil ground; Grey-brown ink
Support: Paper
Dimension: Height: 280 mm; Width: 346 mm
Provenance: Bequest of Pedro Fernández Durán y Bernaldo de Quirós, 1931
Entry date: 1931

Bibliography +

Museo Nacional del Prado, Catálogo de dibujos. Dibujos italianos del siglo XVI (por Nicholas Turner, con la colaboración de José Manuel Matilla), V, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, 2004, pp. 274.

Turner, Nicholas, From Michelangelo to Annibale Carracc: a century of Italian drawings from the Prado, Art Services International, Virginia, 2008, pp. 274.

Other inventories +

Inv. Legado Pedro Fernández Durán, 1931. Núm. 548.

Update date: 02-06-2026 | Registry created on 28-04-2015

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