Die Liebesaffäre zwischen Venus und Mars, dem Vulcan durch Apollo offengelegt, rechts der eingeschlafene Wächter Alectryon

Title

Die Liebesaffäre zwischen Venus und Mars, dem Vulcan durch Apollo offengelegt, rechts der eingeschlafene Wächter Alectryon

Draughtsman

• Italian, 16th century

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• chalk
• Vergé paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• washing
• chalk drawing

Geographic Reference

• Italian

Production Reason

• composition study

Captions Added Later

Verso Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• nude
• interior
• historical narration
• mythological representation

Persons Shown

• Venus
• Mars
• Apollo
• Vulcan
• Alectryon

Primary

• 92B352 Apollo in Vulcan's forge revealing Venus' love-affair with Mars
• 92B42321 Mars and Venus making love, Gallus (Alectryon) changing into a cock
• 92B4231 Mars and Venus disrobed by cupids and the Graces
• 92B4232(+0) Mars and Venus making love, Apollo (Sol) appearing (+ variant)
• 92B4233(+0) Mars and Venus surprised by Vulcan; he catches them in a net (+ variant)