Mars, Venus and Cupid with Vulcan at his forge (the Mantuan Roundel)

Q: When was "Mars, Venus and Cupid with Vulcan at his forge (the Mantuan Roundel)" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1500.

Q: Is "Mars, Venus and Cupid with Vulcan at his forge (the Mantuan Roundel)" in the public domain?

Yes, Mars, Venus and Cupid with Vulcan at his forge (the Mantuan Roundel) is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Gian Marco Cavalli

ca. 1500

Medium

Parcel-gilt bronze with silver inlay, integrally cast gilt frame with suspension loop.

Dimensions

confirmed: 11/16 × 16 9/16 in., 14.2 lb. (1.7 × 42 cm, 6.4 kg) Height with suspension loop: 18 3/8 in. (46.7 cm)

Classification

Sculpture-Bronze

Culture

Italian, Mantua

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, The Isaacson-Draper Fund, Florence and Herbert Irving Acquisitions Fund, 2021 Benefit Fund, Louis V. Bell, Harris Brisbane Dick, Fletcher, and Rogers Funds and Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, Walter and Leonore Annenberg Acquisitions Endowment Fund, Charlotte and Alejandro Santo Domingo, Michel David-Weill, David T Schiff, Annette de la Renta, Mark Fisch, the Hon. Kimba Wood and Frank Richardson, Denise and Andrew Saul, Beatrice Stern, Wrightsman Fellows, and members of the Acquisitions Committee Gifts, 2022

Accession Number

2022.6

Mars, Venus and Cupid with Vulcan at his forge (the Mantuan Roundel)

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