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Venus in the Forge of Vulcan

Former Attribution Johann Matthias Kager German
ca. 1605
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Venus in the Forge of Vulcan
  • Artist: Anonymous, German, 17th century
  • Former Attribution: Johann Matthias Kager (German, Munich 1575–1634 Augsburg)
  • Date: ca. 1605
  • Medium: Pen and black ink, gray wash, heightened with white (partially oxidized)
  • Dimensions: 9-5/8 x 6-3/8 in. (24.5 x 16.1 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Katrin Bellinger, 1998
  • Object Number: 1998.41.4
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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