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

Sheet: 4 1/8 × 6 3/16 in. (10.5 × 15.7 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011

Accession Number

2012.136.331.4

Tags

CannonsCupidVenusVulcan

About the Artist

Giulio Carpioni · 16131678

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