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Fire, represented by Venus seated before Vulcan's forge, with armor, a cannon, and cannon balls surrounding her, she turns her head toward Cupid, who stretches his body away from her, from "The Elements"

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Etching, "The Elements"
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"The Elements", Drawings and Prints, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Museum Accession by exchange 1967
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Title: Fire, represented by Venus seated before Vulcan's forge, with armor, a cannon, and cannon balls surrounding her, she turns her head toward Cupid, who stretches his body away from her, from "The Elements"
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Etching, "The Elements".

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