Cupid demanding the bow from Venus

1617

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 6 9/16 × 3 7/16 in. (16.7 × 8.8 cm)
Collection no.: 47.100.803
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Cupid demanding the bow from Venus — Odoardo Fialetti. 1617.

Medium: Etching. Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 6 9/16 × 3 7/16 in. (16.7 × 8.8 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1963.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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