Fire: The Forge of Vulcan
Object type | Painting |
Genre | Allegory |
Date | ca. 1606 |
Dimensions | 10.7 x 10.7 cm |
Support | Copper |
Medium | Oil |
Signature | 160(6?) |
Our attribution | Jan Brueghel the Elder |
Other authorities | Ertz 2008-10, #400 |
Location/Most Recent Sale | Private Collection |
Tags | Cosmology, Forge, Miniature, Fire, Nude, Demons, Hell/Underworld, Allegory, Classical, Mythological, Armor |
Pendant to this painting shows the Rape of Ganymede as an allegory of "Air": Ertz 2008-10, cat. #504. This painting is an important transition piece between Jan's narrative infernal scenes and the later allegorical ones.