Venus and Vulcan

ca. 1720–30

Not on view

One relief (17.190.479) shows Cupid leading Apollo by the hand in pursuit of Daphne, who is being transformed into a laurel tree. The other portrays Venus arriving at Vulcan's forge in her dove-drawn chariot. Although now known to be Italian, these reliefs were once considered Flemish, a confusion that underscores the spread of Late Baroque style.

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Title: Venus and Vulcan
Artist: Workshop of Andrea Brustolon (Italian, Belluno 1662–1732 Belluno)
Date: ca. 1720–30
Culture: Italian
Medium: Hardwood (probably boxwood)
Dimensions: 4-11/16 x 6 15/16 in. (11.9 x 17.7 cm)
Classification: Sculpture-Miniature
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.190.484
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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