Allegory of Fire (Venus in the Forge of Vulcan)
Jacopo Bassano
n.d.
Medium
Black chalk with brush and brown wash, on blue laid paper (discolored to brownish green), laid down on cream wove card
Dimensions
37.6 × 22.8 cm (14 13/16 × 9 in.)
Classification
ink or chalk wash
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
7117
About the Artist
Jacopo Bassano
Son and student of Francesco Bassano I. He studied with Bonifazio de' Pitati in Venice, but returned to Bassano upon his father's death. Jacopo is best known for landscapes and genre scenes.