Venus Teaching Cupid use of Bow
ClassificationsSCULPTURE
Dateca. 1600
Mediumbronze
Dimensions8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm.)
DescriptionVenus full-length nude, kneels on one knee with right knee, his right foot advanced, his left slightly raised, his head bent and looking to the left; he holds the bow and arrow, while Venus guides his hands and instructs him in the art of spanning teh bow and letting fly the arrow. Her body is bent forward; she looks down at him and appears deeply absorbed in her task.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
On viewObject number17.21
William Blake
1807
Object number: 000.8
