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Volcano's forge
Giorgio Vasari1555/1557
Palazzo Vecchio Museum
Firenze, Italy
The god Volcano, in the act of forging an arrow handed to him by Cupid; Venus, his spouse, is next to him; on the left, the little puttoes finish up their work on the arrows, while on the right the three Cyclops Sterope, Bronte and Piragmone are intent on forging the thunderbolts for Jupiter. Photo: Raffaello Bencini
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Details
- Title: Volcano's forge
- Creator Lifespan: 1511 - 1574
- Creator Nationality: Italian
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Death Place: Firenze
- Creator Birth Place: Arezzo
- Date Created: 1555/1557
- painter: Giorgio Vasari
- Theme: Mythological subject
- Second artist name: Cristofano Gherardi
- Second artist death place: Borgo San Sepolcro
- Second artist death date: 1556
- Second artist birth place: Borgo San Sepolcro
- Second artist birth date: 1508
- Physical Dimensions: w648 x h285 cm (Complete)
- Period: Mannerism
- Original title: La fucina di Vulcano
- Type: fresco painting
- Rights: Comune di Firenze, Comune di Firenze
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