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KESSEL, Jan van, I
(b. 1626, Antwerpen, d. 1679, Antwerpen)
Venus at the Forge of Vulcan
1662
Oil on canvas, 60 x 84 cm
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg
This theme, taken from Virgil's Aeneid, is treated by the painter as an Allegory of Fire.
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