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Source Description
Venus, the goddess of love, descends on a cloud into the forge of Vulcan, the god of fire and metalworking. This scene illustrates an episode from Virgil’s <em>Aeneid </em>in which Venus has come to collect the suit of armor she asked Vulcan to make for her son, Aeneas. Several putti on the left play with the finished product.
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74635
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Venus at the Forge of Vulcan
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drawing
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74635
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drawing
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Venus at the Forge of Vulcan
description
Venus, the goddess of love, descends on a cloud into the forge of Vulcan, the god of fire and metalworking. This scene illustrates an episode from Virgil’s <em>Aeneid </em>in which Venus has come to collect the suit of armor she asked Vulcan to make for her son, Aeneas. Several putti on the left play with the finished product.
date
18th century
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CC0
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en
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Q79469898
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306953
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Sheet: 19.6 x 32.2 cm (7 11/16 x 12 11/16 in.); Overall: 19.9 x 32.6 cm (7 13/16 x 12 13/16 in.)
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France, 18th century
accession
2017.212
Source extras
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Pen and brown ink, and brown wash (bistre) with red chalk and traces of graphite
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Venus at the Forge of Vulcan, 18th century. Louis Félix de La Rue (French, 1731–1777). Pen and brown ink, and brown wash (bistre) with red chalk and traces of graphite; sheet: 19.6 x 32.2 cm (7 11/16 x 12 11/16 in.); overall: 19.9 x 32.6 cm (7 13/16 x 12 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2017.212
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secondary support
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DR - French
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inscription
verso of secondary support: center, in graphite: 371; lower center, in graphite: [illegible name ?] Aix 1665-1695 Paris; ruled lines and other illegible notations in black ink
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Bequest of Muriel Butkin
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2026-05-29 04:57:04.359000
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74635
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DR - French
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Pen and brown ink, and brown wash (bistre) with red chalk and traces of graphite
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