The Forge of Vulcan
DrawingsNetherlandish16th century

The Forge of Vulcan

16th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist
Maarten van HeemskerckArtist
Classification
Drawings
Medium
Brown ink, black chalk and incidental or accidental green wash on cream antique laid paper; framing line in graphite and brown ink
Culture
Netherlandish
Century
16th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 24.5 x 37.8 cm (9 11/16 x 14 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Giuseppe Vallardi, Milan (L. 1223, with his mark). H. Nelson Goodman, Needham, Massachusetts, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1978.

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