WTEWAEL, Joachim
(b. 1566, Utrecht, d. 1638, Utrecht)

Mars and Venus Surprised by Vulcan

1611
Oil on copper, 40 x 56 cm
Private collection

Four other versions of the subject on copper by Wtewael are known. While substantially larger than these four other known versions, the present version differs most markedly from them in its horizontal format, and in the greater subtlety of its subject.