S. Bedoni (1983, 72-73) thinks that this one is a studio version.
May have been acquired by Camillo I Pamphilj (1622-66): he was married to Olimpia Aldobrandini who was a widow of the Borghese family. See Claudio Strinati, "La mostra e il suo contesto" in exh. cat. Genoa 1996, p.7; Werche #A.138.

The "Allegory of Fire: Venus in the Forge of Vulcan (Rome)" is part of a series of the elements which Jan Brueghel painted between 1606-1611. The series currently resides in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj. See Also:

• Allegory of Earth (Rome)
• Allegory of Water (Rome)
• Allegory of Air (Rome)

Ertz lists two autograph replicas, one formerly in Berlin (destroyed) and other formerly art market, Bonn; he also lists one copy in Marseille. But again, boxes at RKD have lots of copies, many from series in places like Saltram House (copper, 57 x 91 cm), Burghley House (49.5 x 77.5 cm); other awful copies around art market:

• Sold as a set at Christie's, London, April 23, 1982, #16 (38.6 x 56.5 cm) as by J. van Balen, J. van Kessel and J. Brueghel the Younger
• Sotheby's Parke Bernet, London, April 7, 1982, #3 (56 x 91.5 cm)
• Lempertz, Cologne, November 15, 1972, #31 (canvas, 54 x 86 cm)
• Sotheby's, Monaco, December 2-3, 1988, #631 (copper, 56 x 93.5 cm)
• Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Acc. #29.158.749
• Bearstad sale, Christie's London, December 13, 1929, #110 (panel, 55.9 x 80 cm)
• Störi sale, Zurich, December 5, 1924, #114
• Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, May 1, 1974, #26 (panel, 65 x 101 cm)
• Helbing & Prestel sale, Frankfurt, May 29, 1922, #14 (canvas, 57 x 96 cm)
• Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (panel, 53 x 88 cm)
• Christie's, London, June 23, 1967, Lot #9, (panel, 54.6 x 94cm)
• Collection of Major Hope Johnstone, Raehills (62.2 x 97.8 cm)
• The Pulitzer Gallery, London (canvas, 60 x 100 cm)

The panel on which the present work is painted is very badly warped.