id:			74635
accession number:	2017.212
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2017.212
updated:		2024-03-26 01:55:43.003000

Venus at the Forge of Vulcan, 18th century. Louis Félix de La Rue (French, 1731–1777). Pen and brown ink, and brown wash (bistre) with red chalk and traces of graphite; sheet: 19.6 x 32.2 cm (7 11/16 x 12 11/16 in.); overall: 19.9 x 32.6 cm (7 13/16 x 12 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin 2017.212

title:				Venus at the Forge of Vulcan
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creation date:			18th century
creation date earliest:		1700
creation date latest:		1799
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creditline:			Bequest of Muriel Butkin
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culture:	France, 18th century
technique:	Pen and brown ink, and brown wash (bistre) with red chalk and traces of graphite
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - French
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Louis Félix de La Rue (French, 1731–1777)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 19.6 x 32.2 cm (7 11/16 x 12 11/16 in.); Overall: 19.9 x 32.6 cm (7 13/16 x 12 13/16 in.)
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support materials:

	description:	None
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	description:	secondary support
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	verso of secondary support: center, in graphite: 371; lower center, in graphite: [illegible name ?] Aix 1665-1695 Paris; ruled lines and other illegible notations in black ink
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	remark:		

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Bonfoey Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio, 1975', 'opening_date': '1975-01-01T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

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IMAGES

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print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2017.212/2017.212_print.jpg
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