100 Cornelis Ii Bloemaert (c.1603-1692) - Plate 217, Statue of Venus

Antique engraving depicting the Statue of Venus, shown half-naked, standing in profile facing right. She holds her draped cloak in her right hand and an apple in her left. This print originates from Girolamo Teti's "Aedes Barberinae ad Quirinalem a comite Hieronymo Tetio Perusino descriptae," published in Rome by Mascardus in 1642.

The plate is numbered "217" in the top right corner and bears the signature in the lower part: "Saluius Castell: Aretin: del:" and "M" and "C. Bloemaert sculp:".

Cornelis Bloemaert (1603–1692) was a Dutch engraver. He was born in Utrecht and trained by his father, the painter Abraham Bloemaert. Bloemaert specialized in copperplate engraving and worked with many well-known artists. He moved to Rome in 1630, where he remained for the rest of his life. Bloemaert is known for his detailed engravings of artworks, portraits, and religious subjects.

Artist or Maker: 

Cornelis Bloemaert / Salvio Castelluci

Medium: 

Engraving

Date: 

1640