The element of Fire cupids make arrows in the forge of Vulcan who is seen reclining on the left; Venus in her chariot rides across the sky; Semele lies on the left her heart pierced with love's arrow, and her lover Jupiter hovers in the centre, clutching thunderbolts; a circular composition
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Francesco Albani|Nicolas de Larmessin III
Artist bio: Italian, Bologna 1578–1660 Bologna|French, Paris 1685–1755 Paris
Artist role: Artist|Artist
Artist nationality: Italian|French
Date: ca. 1700–1740
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 14 3/16 in. × 13 in. (36 × 33 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Accession year: 1953