Venus at the Forge of Vulcan (recto); Sketches with Two Putti (verso), ca. 1716–18, Pen with black-brown and lighter brown ink, brush and brown wash, highlighted with white gouache, over black chalk, on paper washed light brown (recto); pen and medium-brown ink, on unprepared buff paper (verso), Diameter: 17 1/4 in. (43.8 cm), Drawings, Sebastiano Conca (Italian, Gaeta 1676 or 1680–1764 Naples), This monumental, highly modeled, circular composition dates around 1715-20, during the time of Conca’s early successes and first official academic recognitions in Rome. It is published here with new research
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Venus, Forge, Vulcan, recto, Sketches, Two Putti, verso, ca, 1716–18, Pen, black-brown, lighter brown ink, brush, brown wash, highlighted, white gouache, black chalk, paper washed light brown, pen, medium-brown, unprepared buff paper, Diameter, 17 1/4, 43.8 cm, Drawings, Sebastiano Conca, Italian, Gaeta, 1676, 1680–1764, Naples, monumental, highly modeled, circular composition, dates, 1715-20, time, Conca, early, successes, first official, academic, recognitions, Rome, published, new research
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