# Sine Cerere et Baccho friget Venus

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## Artwork

- Artist: [SAENREDAM, Jan](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/saenredam-jan-r0d297227337495>)
- Date: 1551-1600
- Technique: Engraving, 270 x 205 mm

## Commentary

Sine Cerere et Baccho friget Venus c. 1600 Engraving, 270 x 205 mm British Museum, London This group of gods illustrates a frequently depicted sentence by Terence: Sine Cerere et Baccho friget Venus - Without Ceres \(bread\) and Bacchus \(wine\) Venus freezes. The print shows Venus accompanied by Bacchus, holding a bunch of grapes, Ceres, holding a sickle and Cupid, reaching towards the grapes. The engraving by Jan Saenredam was made after Abraham Bloemaert.

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- [Athena Leaning on Her Shield](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/saenredam-jan-r0d297227337495/athena-leaning-on-her-shield-r776ec988906a51>)

## Attribution

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