Venus Ordering Armor from Vulcan for Aeneas
Date1770/1780
Object PlaceItaly, Southern Europe, Europe
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions55 1/2 inches × 75 inches (140.97 × 190.5 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
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.On View
Not on view
c. 1755
18th Century
c. 1730
c. 1880
1926
17th Century
1680/1690
early 15th/middle 15th Century
1767/1769
15th Century
1480-1485