Vulcan and Cyclops Forging Cupid's Arrows

1540s

Master FG, after Francesco Primaticcio

Associated Names
Master FG

Artist, Italian, active 1540s

Francesco Primaticcio

Artist After, Italian, 1504 - 1570

This is a drawing of multiple nude figures with muscular physiques engaged in labor in a forge-like setting. The scene includes large stone structures and arches, as well as cherubic figures or putti in the foreground. The figures are shown working with tools, portraying a sense of activity and craftsmanship. The drawing showcases detailed depictions of the bodies and surrounding materials.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of C.G. Boerner

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 31.2 × 45 cm (12 5/16 × 17 11/16 in.), cut to image

  • Accession Number

    2013.152.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, no. 4, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Unidentified collector (paraph not in Lugt). (C. G. Boerner, New York); gift to NGA, 2013.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821: no. 4, ii/ii

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: ANT. LAFRERI SEQVANI FORMIS / EXPRESSA ROMAE; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 2515 / 1525 F477 / Antoine La frery / ne à Salines (France comte) 1512 / Travaille à Rome 1540-1580

Watermarks

lamb and flag

Wikidata ID

Q77006236

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