This exquisite oil on copper painting, attributed to Lambert Sustris, depicts the goddess Venus reclining gracefully in the foreground, her luminous flesh rendered with remarkable delicacy against a richly detailed landscape stretching into the distance. The copper support lends the work a jewel-like luminosity and precision, characteristic of Netherlandish and Venetian artistic traditions that influenced Sustris throughout his career. The serene background landscape, suffused with soft atmospheric light, reflects the influence of the Venetian school, where Sustris spent much of his professional life.