Venus at Forge of Vulcan, Winter, Victories and Three Roundels, Putti as Elements
date: label: Date
content: late 18th century
name: label: Designer
content: Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Three roundels, each containing putto and with respectively eagle, Ganymede, pitcher pouring water, lit torches. On second row, at left, Venus accompanied by three companions, looks at Hephaestus forging helmet. She supports shield while other weapons beside Hephaestus. At right, young man beside lighted candelabrum. Other implements of forge illustrated. At left, victory kneeling upon bull while extending her left arm towards candelabrum.
place: label: made in
content: Italy
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Museum purchase through gift of various donors
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1901-39-1066
objectType: label: Type
content: figures
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over traces of graphite on cream laid paper
label: Dimensions
content: 22 x 18.1 cm (8 11/16 x 7 1/8 in.)