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Venus rising from a calyx between love hermaphrodites

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1624669


Item data

Title

Venus rising from a calyx between love hermaphrodites

Collection

Wonders: Images of the Ancient World
Mythology -- Venus

Names

Fourquemin, active 1835-1853 (Lithographer)
Housselin, Alexis Louis Pierre (Illustrator)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1844 - 1861

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

Subjects

Venus (Roman deity)
Wreaths
Wings (Anatomy)
Tendrils
Aphrodite (Greek deity)
Hairstyles -- To 499
Festoons
Decoration and ornament -- Plant Forms -- Greece
Flowers in art

Genres

Prints

Notes

Handwritten: "Pacileo Collection, Naples."
Source Note: Elite des monuments céramographiques : matériaux pour l'histoire des religions et des moeurs de l'antiquité. (Paris : Leleux, 1844-1861) Lenormant, Charles (1802-1859), Author.

Physical Description

Lithographs
Extent: 30.5 x 49 cm

Identifiers

Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3a2f08a0-c5bf-012f-23fe-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1844

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MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Venus rising from a calyx between love hermaphrodites" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1844 - 1861. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3a2f08a0-c5bf-012f-23fe-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1844 - 1861). Venus rising from a calyx between love hermaphrodites Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3a2f08a0-c5bf-012f-23fe-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Venus rising from a calyx between love hermaphrodites" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3a2f08a0-c5bf-012f-23fe-58d385a7bc34

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