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Giovanni Pietro Possenti Italian
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Title: The forge of Vulcan with smiths striking an anvil with hammers, while Mars and Venus embrace in the heavens above
Artist:
Giovanni Pietro Possenti (Italian, Bologna 1618–1659 Padua)
Date: 1640–59
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 16 in. × 11 7/8 in. (40.7 × 30.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926
Object Number: 26.70.3(253)
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