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Painting of nude Venus reclining on clouds with a blue drape, doves and a red ribbon above, and figures working at a glowing forge below right.

Venus and Cupid at the Forge of Vulcan

A nude Venus reclines on billowing clouds, a blue drape across her legs, while two white doves fly overhead, tied to her red ribbon. A cupid at upper left and a chariot wheel frame her, and below right, dark figures labor beside a glowing forge in a smoky landscape.

Artist
Johann Michael Rottmayr
Date
c. 1695
Medium
Oil on canvas
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1081 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1700).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Jacob S. Sherman

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