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Venus Ordering Armor from Vulcan for Aeneas

Date1770/1780
Object PlaceItaly, Southern Europe, Europe
MediumOil on canvas
ClassificationsPaintings
Dimensions55 1/2 inches × 75 inches (140.97 × 190.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Allan Shelden III
Object number74.2
DescriptionVenus and a blindfolded Cupid float on a cloud above who holds a shield in his left hand, hammer in right. At lower left two putti play wiht armor and weapons. Lower right, a cyclops bends over below forge which is attended by a second cyclops.
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Locations
  • Storage - Long-term   Demo Museum (Hanover Square), East Wing, European Painting Storage, Screen 2, A
ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of: Comte Raymond de Castellane, sale, Terris, Nice, March 5-9, 1934, no 49.