Roman goddess of love, sexuality, procreation and pleasure

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Astronomy: Venus with Cupid, and an angel above looking downward. Engraving by N. Dorigny, 1695, after Raphael, 1516.

Venus and a maid teaching Cupids to swim. Engraving by A. Campanella after A. R. Mengs, 1778.

Hygiene in the British army in Italy: a soldier interprets a statue of Venus lacking the head and an arm as the consequences of venereal disease. Drawing by Stacey Hopper, ca. 1944.

Venus [Aphrodite]. Etching by F. Perrier.

The voyage of the sable Venus from Angola to the West Indies.

The surgeon cannot extract an arrow from the thigh of Aeneas; Venus brings a medicinal herb to accomplish what the surgeon cannot. Oil painting after Virgil.

The god Mercury, with Venus in the background, tries to teach Cupid to read. Engraving by R. Gaillard, 1744, after Van-Loo le pere.

Three women praying to Venus (Aphrodite). Engraving by J.D. Dugourc, 1772, after C. Netscher.

Bacchus with attendant satyrs sits drinking by a cave as Venus appears to him and offers him a cup of love. Engraving by J. Audran after A. Coypel, 1704.

Eros (Cupid), holding a bow and arrow, being crowned with laurel by his mother Aphrodite (Venus); two putti are cutting branches of laurel and three putti are playing with arrows in the foreground; below, a rococo cartouche. Ink drawing.

Vulcan in his forge with Jupiter throwing bolts of lightning, Venus in the sky above, symbolising the element fire. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 1796, after F. Albani.

Venus and Cupid descend from the clouds towards a widow of Ephesus and a soldier who is in love with her. Etching by W. Hollar.

Venus and Adonis. Engraving by P.M. Vitali after A. von Maron, 1783.

The story of Cupid and Psyche: Venus, borne by dolphins and accompanied by tritons and nereids, is told by a seagull that her son Cupid is ill. Engraving by the Master of the Die, 15--, after M. Coxie, 153-.

Venus and Adonis. Mezzotint after B. West, 1767.

Venus [Aphrodite]. Etching by L.M.Y. Quéverdo and J. Pillement and engraving by C. Niquet the elder after Bourdon.

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Venus

Images from the collections

Images featuring Venus

Works from the collections

Venus and Adonis. Engraving by P.M. Vitali after A. von Maron, 1783.

The story of Cupid and Psyche: Venus, borne by dolphins and accompanied by tritons and nereids, is told by a seagull that her son Cupid is ill. Engraving by the Master of the Die, 15--, after M. Coxie, 153-.

Venus [Aphrodite]. Etching by F. Perrier.

Venus and Adonis. Mezzotint after B. West, 1767.

Venus [Aphrodite]. Etching by L.M.Y. Quéverdo and J. Pillement and engraving by C. Niquet the elder after Bourdon.

Venus

Images from the collections

Images featuring Venus

Works from the collections

Venus and Adonis. Engraving by P.M. Vitali after A. von Maron, 1783.

The story of Cupid and Psyche: Venus, borne by dolphins and accompanied by tritons and nereids, is told by a seagull that her son Cupid is ill. Engraving by the Master of the Die, 15--, after M. Coxie, 153-.

Venus [Aphrodite]. Etching by F. Perrier.

Venus and Adonis. Mezzotint after B. West, 1767.

Venus [Aphrodite]. Etching by L.M.Y. Quéverdo and J. Pillement and engraving by C. Niquet the elder after Bourdon.

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