Fire, represented by Venus seated before Vulcan's forge, with armor, a cannon, and cannon balls surrounding her, she turns her head toward Cupid, who stretches his body away from her, from "The Elements"

Fire, represented by Venus seated before Vulcan's forge, with armor, a cannon, and cannon balls surrounding her, she turns her head toward Cupid, who stretches his body away from her, from "The Elements" by Giulio Carpioni

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

Plate: 4 3/16 × 6 1/4 in. (10.7 × 15.9 cm) Sheet: 5 1/2 × 7 3/8 in. (13.9 × 18.8 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917

Accession Number

17.3.1858

Tags

CannonsCupidVenusFire

About the Artist

Giulio Carpioni · 16131678

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