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Venus with Cupids and Satyr: Jupiter and Antiope
Draughtsman: Ribera, Jusepe de (lo Spagnoletto)
May represent Ariadne on Naxos, defended from a satyr by a Cupid
History note: William Mayor (Lugt 2799); Sir E.J. Poynter (Lugt 874), his sale, Sotheby's, 25 April 1918, lot 177, bt. Thomas Agnew and Sons for Charles B.O. Clarke; Louis C.G. Clarke
Bequeathed 1960.
Height: 174 mm
Width: 258 mm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1961) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray
1626 CE - 1630 CE
Ribera's only drawing of a female nude
Support composed of paper ( white)
Drawing : Pen and brown ink on white paper
Accession number: PD.133-1961
Primary reference Number: 6008
Lugt: 2799
Lugt: 874
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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