Venus and Cupid in a Chariot — Guercino (Italian, 1591–1666) | DiscoverArt

Venus and Cupid in a Chariot

1615–17

Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash over red chalk

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

Two miniscule female forms appear at the bottom edge of the sheet and may pertain to an earlier idea for the composition or to one of many other compositions Guercino conceived for the commission.

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