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Italian school, 18th century, after Agostino Carracci (1557-1602), 'Venus and a Satyr with Plumb-line' - Italian school, 18th century, after Agostino Carracci (1557-1602), 'Venus and a Satyr with Plumb-line' Unsigned. As noted by Huigen Leeflang, the inspiration for Agostino's motif of a Satyr with a plumb-line came from a vanitas print by Hieronymus Wierix from 1578. Literature: H. Leeflang, ‘Willem van Haecht en Agostino Caracci of de lotgevallen van een obscene inventie’, Kunstlicht 27, 2006 pp. 12-16. Oil on copper, 23,5 x 18 cm.