Vulcanus betrapt Venus en Mars, Philip van Gunst, after Jacob de Wit, after Godfried Maes, 1685 - 1732

Vulcanus betrapt Venus en Mars, Philip van Gunst, after Jacob de Wit, after Godfried Maes, 1685 - 1732

etching, h 186mm × w 236mm More details

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Identification

Title(s)

Vulcanus betrapt Venus en Mars

Object type

Object number

RP-P-1895-A-18931

Inscriptions / marks

collector's mark: Lugt 2228
caption: ‘Jacob Bonga’

Description

Venus en Mars, naakt in bed, worden met een ijzeren net gevangen genomen door Vulcanus. Mercurius schuift een gordijn weg, zodat de andere goden de twee overspeligen kunnen bekijken.

Creation

Artist

print maker: Philip van Gunst (mentioned on object)
after drawing by: Jacob de Wit (attributed to)
after drawing by: Godfried Maes (attributed to)

Place

Amsterdam

Dating

1685 - 1732

Material and Technique

Material

paper

Technique

etching / engraving

Measurements

height 186 mm × width 236 mm

Explanatory note

Ook gebruikt als boekillustratie voor Ovidius Naso, Publius. De gedaant-wisselingen. Amsterdam: R. en J. Wetstein en W. Smith, 1732.

Subject

What

Mars and Venus, caught in a net by Vulcan, are exposed to the ridicule of the assembled gods

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

Gift of C.W. Bruinvis, Alkmaar

Acquisition

gift 1895

Copyright

Public domain

Documentation

Achttiende-eeuwse kunst in de Nederlanden, p. 223-224
De gedaant-wisselingen, Publius, 43 v. Chr.-17. Ovidius Naso, p. 118

Persistent URL

To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.206422

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