Lot n° 40

[Allegory with Venus and Cupid], 17th c. ? Gouache heightened with gold, 10,5 x 17 cm; not signed. Stuck by corners on paper. Some sm. tears in margins, somewhat stained and rubbed. 

Estimation : 200 / 300
Adjudication : Invendu
Description
In the center a lover, a lion skin over his shoulders looks at Venus and Cupid, on his right side : Minerva. All in a nice architectural setting. Underneath ms. caption : "Pellicit alma Venus sed contra prudentior ito ?".
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