Title: The forge of Vulcan with smiths striking an anvil with hammers, while Mars and Venus embrace in the heavens above
Object type: Print
Date: 1640–59
Artist:  Giovanni Pietro Possenti 
Artist bio: Italian, Bologna 1618–1659 Padua
Artist nationality: Italian
Artist role: Artist
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
Department: Drawings and Prints
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY