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Venus and Vulcan
Giovanni Battista Tiepoloc. 1765
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia, United States
Venus, the goddess of love, is persuading her estranged husband Vulcan, god of fire and blacksmith to the gods, to make a set of armor for her son Aeneas. The classical subject, which comes from the Aeneid by the Roman poet Virgil, was popular in paintings from the Renaissance onward.
Details
- Title: Venus and Vulcan
- Creator Lifespan: 1696/1770
- Creator Nationality: Italian (active Venice, Udine, Würzburg, and Madrid)
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Death Place: Madrid, Spain
- Creator Birth Place: Venice, Italy
- Date: c. 1765
- Physical Dimensions: w34.33 x h27.19 in (Overall)
- Provenance: John G. Johnson Collection, 1917
- Type: Paintings
- Rights: © 2014 Philadelphia Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
- External Link: Philadelphia Museum of Art
- Medium: Oil on paper on canvas
- Description: Sketch for the ceiling of the Salón de Alabarderos, Palacio Real, Madrid
- Artist/Maker: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Italian (active Venice, Udine, Würzburg, and Madrid) 1696 - 1770
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