Allegory of Fire: Venus in the Forge of Vulcan (London)
| Object type | Painting |
| Genre | Allegory |
| Date | 1610 |
| Dimensions | 20 x 31 cm |
| Support | Copper |
| Medium | Oil |
| Signature | BRUEGHEL. 1610 |
| Our attribution | Produced in Jan Brueghel's Studio |
| Other authorities | Ertz 2008-10, #510 |
| Location/Most Recent Sale | Paris, Bob Haboldt, exhibited TEFAF 2016 |
| Series | 1601-1611 Elements |
| Tags | Cosmology, Encyclopedic, Forge, Ruins, Watermill, Van Balen, Nude, Putti, Landscape, Armor |
Ertz (2008-10) speculates that this London painting of "Allegory of Fire (Venus in the Forge of Vulcan)" is part of a series of the elements which Jan Brueghel painted between 16010-1611. See Also:
A loose variant attributed to Jan Brueghel the Elder ca. 1608 in Potsdam, Slot Neues Palais, gem. cat.