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Marco Dente

Venus Wounded by a Rose's Thorn

c. 1516
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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

The story featured here has been used to explain why some roses are red: they were stained with the blood of Venus after she pricked herself while walking in the forest.

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