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Sine Cerere et Baccho friget Venus (Without Bacchus and Ceres, Venus Grows Cold)

Sine Cerere et Baccho friget Venus (Without Bacchus and Ceres, Venus Grows Cold)

After: Abraham Bloemaert (Dutch, 1564 - 1651)

Engraver: Cornelis Danckerts I (Dutch, 1603 - 1656)

Date: late 16th century
Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 x 7 7/8 in. (25.4 x 20 cm)
Framed: 22 7/8 x 16 7/8 in. (58.1 x 42.9 cm)
Credit Line:Museum Purchase
Object number: 1967.26.1C
Based on a quote from ancient Roman author Terrence, the title of this work became a proverb in seventeenth century Holland. The most basic literal interpretation is “Without food and drink, love cools.”
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