Pair of Firedogs Representing Venus and Mars
Quentin-Claude Pitoin
c. 1769
Medium
Gilt bronze, iron supports
Dimensions
Venus: 50.5 × 49.5 cm (19 7/8 × 19 1/2 in.); Vulcan: 51 × 51.6 cm (20 1/16 × 20 5/16 in.)
Classification
fireplace equipment
Department
Applied Arts of Europe
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
69904