Bidspirit auction | Valerio Belli (Vicenza, 1468 -

Valerio Belli (Vicenza, 1468 - Vicenza, 1546) Attributed to - Oval bronze plaque with light brown patina; 75.8 x 60.5 mm; 60.9 g. In the foreground is a seated Venus, facing her, with Mars and Mercury in the center; between them, below, is Cupid. Behind them are four other figures, and on the right a ruin. Rare ancient casting. Bibl. Donati-Casadio, 2004, p. 192 n.2; Imbert\Morazzoni, 1941 p. 57 n. 123