Venus en de slapende Amor 1675 - 1680

This etching by Gerard de Lairesse, titled "Venus en de slapende Amor" (Venus and the Sleeping Cupid), depicts the Roman goddess Venus gazing down at her sleeping son, Cupid, in a verdant landscape. The detailed, yet delicate, lines of the etching are characteristic of de Lairesse's style, which embraced classicism and embraced the conventions of the Italian Renaissance. This piece, created between 1675 and 1680, is a prime example of his mastery of the medium and his ability to render a nuanced and evocative scene. This artwork is currently part of the collection of the Rijksmuseum.