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"

Q: When was "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"" created?

This artwork was created 1640–60.

Q: Is "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"" in the public domain?

Yes, 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" is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Giulio Carpioni

1640–60

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: 9 1/16 × 12 1/2 in. (23 × 31.8 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Museum Accession, by exchange, 1967

Accession Number

67.683.4

About the Artist

Giulio Carpioni · 1613–1678

Comment on works: Allegory; Mythology

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"

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