Plate 2: Venus at the forge of Vulcan, from the series 'The Loves of Venus and Adonis'
Francesco Albani (Bologna 1578 - Bologna 1660)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1672
Materials
Ink on paper.
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.5.141
Caption
Copy in British Museum https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_U-11-19
Summary
(Folio 62, recto, folio 63, verso). Plate 2: Venus at the forge of Vulcan, from the series 'The Loves of Venus and Adonis'Venus is sleeping at the left while Adonis with a dog on a leash approaches being led by a putto; many putti engage in activities such as fishing and swimming
Marks and inscriptions
'Franciscus Albanus inv et pinxit / Stef. Baudet Gall. Sculp. Romae 1672' followed by two lines of description in Latin.
Makers and roles
Francesco Albani (Bologna 1578 - Bologna 1660), creator Étienne Baudet (Blois 1638 – Paris 1711), creator