Venus desarmant l'amour
1751 to 1775
Medium
color aquatint
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Widener Collection
Accession Number
1942.9.2384
Art Historical Context
**Venus Désarmant l'Amour** *Jean-François Janinet after Jacqueslier, ca. 1751–1775* Color aquatint on paper | Widener Collection, National Gallery of Art Step into the playful world of 18th French Rococo art with *Venus Désarmant l'Am* (Venus Disarming Cupid), a charming color aquatint by master printmaker Jean-François Janinet Created after an original composition by Jacques Charlier, this print captures the whimsical mythological moment when Venus gently disarms her mischievous son Cupid, symbolizing love tamed by maternal affection. Rococo artists delighted in such lighthearted scen...