Venus Entrusting an Infant to Time — Giovanni Battista Tiepolo | DiscoverArt

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Venus Entrusting an Infant to Time

1696–1770

Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk

30.5 × 25.4 cm (12 × 10 in)

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