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Cartoon of Venus and Cupid

Attributed to Michelangelo Buonarroti Italian

1533

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 899

Cartoon of Venus and Cupid, Attributed to Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, Caprese 1475–1564 Rome), Black chalk — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Cartoon of Venus and Cupid

Author: Attributed to Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, Caprese 1475–1564 Rome)

Date: 1533

Medium: Black chalk

Dimensions: Sheet: 50 1/4 × 72 3/16 in. (127.7 × 183.3 cm)
Frame: 65 3/8 × 87 × 7 5/16 in. (166 × 221 × 18.6 cm)

Classification: Drawings

Credit Line: Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte, Naples 2511 (86654)

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