Vulcan Forging the Darts of Cupid
Francesco Primaticcio
1552–56
Medium
Red chalk, highlighted with white gouache, on brownish paper
Dimensions
13-7/16 x 17-3/16 in. (34.1 x 43.7 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Frederick C. Hewitt Fund, 1917
Accession Number
19.76.7
Tags
CupidVulcan
About the Artist
Francesco Primaticcio · 1504–1570
Primaticcio was the most influential Italian artist in France in the 16th century. Together with Rosso Fiorentino they created a style of mixing stucco decoration with mannerist paintings that became known as the Fontainebleau school. Italian painter, architect and sculptor. Comment on works: Religious; Allegory; History.