Vulcan Hanging an Iron Net above the Bed

1580-1628

Hans Collaert the Younger, after Philip Galle

Associated Names
Hans Collaert the Younger

Artist, Flemish, 1566 - 1628

Philip Galle

Publisher, Netherlandish, 1537 - 1612

Philip Galle

Artist After, Netherlandish, 1537 - 1612

This is a drawing of two muscular figures pulling a large net or cloth in a classical architectural setting. The scene is set within an oval frame with decorative elements around it. The two figures are standing on a checkered floor, and their bodies are shown in dynamic poses, exerting force as they pull the net or cloth towards each other. There is a small cherub-like figure sitting on the floor between them, holding its head on one hand and looking contemplative. Classical columns and distant landscapes are visible in the background, suggesting an expansive space beyond the immediate scene. Ornamental details in the border emphasize the classical theme, with intricate designs enhancing the overall composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 18.2 × 22.7 cm (7 3/16 × 8 15/16 in.) (trimmed to plate mark)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.644

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 1166, State i/ii

  • Series Title

    The Story of Mars and Venus (Plate 3)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Hill-Stone Fine Prints & Drawings, Inc., New York); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased March 6, 2006; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger: no. 96, only

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (The Collaert Dynasty, Ann Diels and Marjolein Leesberg, authors). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 1166, i/ii

Inscriptions

in image, at lower left: Phls Galle inue et excudit / Ioan. Coll. Scalp.; below image: Mulciber è gracili fabricatas aere catenas / Cassesqué in lecto, stragula ficta, locat. / Quorum materies dum lumina fallit amantum, / Implicitum laqueis prodit utrumque suis.; below image, at center: 3.

Wikidata ID

Q76557554

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