Title

Vulcan Presenting Arms To Venus For Aeneas, 1756. Creator: Francois Boucher.

Caption

Vulcan Presenting Arms To Venus For Aeneas, 1756. In Virgil’s epic Aeneid, Venus seduces Vulcan and persuades him to forge weapons for her son Aeneas. This painting shows Vulcan offering the goddess a sword; at his feet are two putti playing with a plumed helmet, and behind him are a shield and armor. This work was a preliminary sketch for a tapestry design—one of a set commissioned from four different artists by the marquis de Marigny, an influential arts administrator under King Louis XV.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM24A23_262

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

173,8Mb (8,7Mb) / 27,4in x 24,6in / 8219 x 7390 (300dpi)

Keywords

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