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Giorgio Ghisi
Venus and Vulcan at the Forgemid-1550s

Not on view
Engraving on cream paper depicting two large nude figures flanking winged infant figures around a central anvil, with fine crosshatched lines and architectural details

Giorgio Ghisi, Venus and Vulcan at the Forge, mid-1550s, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Giorgio Ghisi
Title
Venus and Vulcan at the Forge
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
mid-1550s
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 7 1/2 × 12 1/8 in. (19.05 × 30.8 cm) Image: 7 1/2 × 12 1/8 in. (19.05 × 30.8 cm)
Credit Line
Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest
Accession Number
M.88.91.189
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.
  • Boorsch, Suzanne; Lewis, Michal; Lewis, R.E. The Engravings of Giorgio Ghisi. New York, NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1985