This is a multicolor engraving on wood that decorates the top of a box. The image represents the queen of beauty and love----Venus, leaning against a pillow, hold a rose Wreath in her hand. The figure standing before her is likely her son---- Kewpie. They stand in a field, there are floating clouds. This type of Venus, became increasingly popular during the Renaissance. An example is the famous work of the Venetian painter Giogione''''s "Deeply Sleeping Venus".

The artist, Paolo Schiavo, was a famous painter in 15th century Florence. He joined the Medici School"supported by Lorenzo De`Medici.Schiavo''''s works include Christ''''s lifetime altar hidden in The Philadelphia Museum Of Art and The Altenburger Museum Of Art.

Schiavo''''s art is similar to book illustrations from the Middle Ages. Just like the wings of Kewpie in this paint, it isn''''t the current actual method of Florence, it is the classical colored method of the hand-copied book.