Allegory of Fire: Venus in the Forge of Vulcan (Berlin)
| Object type | Painting |
| Genre | Allegory |
| Date | ca. 1611 |
| Dimensions | 54 x 93 cm |
| Support | Panel |
| Medium | Oil |
| Our attribution | Produced in Jan Brueghel's Studio |
| Other authorities | Ertz 2008-10, #511 Ertz 1979, #252 |
| Accession numbers | Formerly Berlin, Kaiser Friedrich Museum, inv. #678, burned in 1945 |
| Tags | Cosmology, Encyclopedic, Forge, Ruins, Fire, Nude, Putti, Landscape, Armor |
This painting of the "Allegory of Fire (Venus in the Forge of Vulcan)" of ca. 1611, formerly in the collection of the Kaiser Friedrich Museum, Berlin, is either a replica of the Lyon painting of 1606, or a variation after the Rome painting of ca. 1611. Please see:
Variations and Copies