Venus en Cupido 1636

This etching, *Venus en Cupido* by Jan Gerritsz van Bronckhorst from 1636, depicts the Roman goddess Venus and her son Cupid. The scene portrays a nude Venus standing on a rock, her back to Cupid, who is in the foreground. The artist uses a delicate line to render the figures and the landscape. The etching is small in size and is now housed in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. This print, which was likely commissioned for a private collection, illustrates the popularity of mythological themes during the Dutch Golden Age.