Venus Triumphant

Hans Werl  (German, Munich ca. 1570–1608 Munich)

Former Attribution:
Formerly attributed to Pieter de Witte (Pietro Candido) (Netherlandish, Bruges ca. 1548–1628 Munich)
Date:
n.d.
Medium:
Pen and black ink, gray wash, squared red chalk
Dimensions:
8 9/16 x 5 1/4 in. (21.7 x 13.3 cm)
Classification:
Drawings
Credit Line:
Purchase, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1961
Accession Number:
61.241
  • Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

    Inscription: Verso, lower right, in graphite: 61.241

    Marking: Verso, lower right: MMA stamp

  • Provenance

    Vendor: Lucien Goldschmidt

  • References

    Stijn Alsteens, Freyda Spira Dürer and Beyond: Central European Drawings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1400-1700. New York, 2012, cat. 54 (entry written by Stijn Alsteens); p. x (introduction written by Stijn Alsteens); p. 113, ill.



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