Element du Feu, Four Elements (after Francesco Albani)
Étienne Baudet (Blois 1638 – Paris 1711)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1695
Materials
Paper
Measurements
630 mm (H)620 mm (W)
Order this imageCollection
Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset
NT 1252175
Summary
Print, engraving, Element du Fue, Four Elements (after Francesco Albani) by Etienne Baudet (Crafier, nr. Blois c.1638 – Paris 1711). Plate 1, the element of Fire, after Albani: cupids in the foreground make arrows in the forge of Vulcan who is seen reclining on the left; Venus in her chariot rides across the sky and distributes burning torches to cupids; Semele lies on the right, her heart already pierced with love's arrow, and her lover Jupiter hovers in the centre, clutching thunderbolts; a circular composition.
Makers and roles
Étienne Baudet (Blois 1638 – Paris 1711), engraver (printmaker) Francesco Albani (Bologna 1578 - Bologna 1660), original artist