Mars offering a floral wreath to Venus
Medium
Etching and aquatint
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 9 13/16 × 12 7/8 in. (25 × 32.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Accession Number
51.501.1857
About the Artist
Stefano Mulinari|Domenico Ambrogi · 1731–1800
Stefano Mulinari (ca. 1741–1790) was an Italian engraver from Florence who ranks among the greatest reproduction engravers of the second half of the 18th century. Born around 1741, Mulinari became a pupil of Andrea Scacciati, under whose guidance he developed exceptional technical skill in translating drawings and paintings into engraved form. His career focused on making his reputation through re...