Mars and Venus Surprised by Vulcan

Mars and Venus Surprised by Vulcan
Mars and Venus Surprised by Vulcan
Italian: Amore, Venere e Marte
Artist	Jacopo Tintoretto
Year	1551–1552
Medium	Oil on canvas
Dimensions	135 cm × 198 cm (53 in × 78 in)
Location	Alte Pinakothek, Munich

ArtistJacopo Tintoretto

Year1551–1552

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions135 cm × 198 cm (53 in × 78 in)

Mars and Venus Surprised by Vulcan or Venus, Vulcan and Mars is a 1551-1552 oil on canvas painting by Jacopo Tintoretto, now in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich.^[1]^[2]

The painting depicts a scene of adultery. The goddess Venus is lying nude on a couch whilst her lover Mars is hiding helmeted under a bed. Venus' husband Vulcan, tipped off by Apollo, has just returned unexpectedly and has become distracted by his wife's naked body, disregarding the warnings of his dog. Cupid is sleeping in a cot by the window.^[3]^[4]

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Paintings	The Siege of Asola (1544–1545) Madonna and Child with Saints (1545–1546) Esther Before Ahasuerus (1546–1547) Christ Washing the Disciples' Feet (c. 1548) Visitation (Bologna) (c. 1550) Cain and Abel (c. 1550) Adam and Eve (c. 1550) Portrait of Procurator Jacopo Soranzo (c. 1550) Assumption of the Virgin (c. 1555) Joseph and Potiphar's Wife (c. 1555) Presentation of the Virgin (c. 1551–1556) Leda and the Swan (c. 1550–1560) Mars and Venus Surprised by Vulcan (1551–1554) Presentation at the Temple (1554–1556) Susanna and the Elders (1555–1556) Portrait of Queen Christina of Denmark (1555–1556) Saint George and the Dragon (1555 or 1558) The Deliverance of Arsinoe (c. 1560) Portrait of Alvise Cornaro (c. 1560–1565) Crucifixion (1565) Finding of the Body of Saint Mark (1562–1566) Saint Mark's Body Brought to Venice (1562–1566) Portrait of Doge Pietro Loredan (c. 1567–1570) Danaë (c. 1570) Christ at the Sea of Galilee (1570s) The Origin of the Milky Way (1575–1580) Bacchus, Venus and Ariadne (1576–1577) The Muses (1578) Baptism of Christ (c. 1580) The Vision of Saint Nicholas (c. 1582) Il Paradiso (1588) Self Portrait (1588) Visitation (Venice) (c. 1588) Last Supper (1592–1594)
Painting series	Saint Mark series (1548 or 1562–1566) Miracle of the Slave Finding of the Body of Saint Mark Saint Mark's Body Brought to Venice Fasti of the Gonzagas (1578–1580)
Related	Domenico Tintoretto (son) Marietta Robusti (daughter) Scuola Grande di San Rocco Judith and Holofernes (studio of Tintoretto) (c. 1577) (formerly attributed)

Mars and Venus Surprised by Vulcan
Italian: Amore, Venere e Marte

Artist	Jacopo Tintoretto
Year	1551–1552
Medium	Oil on canvas
Dimensions	135 cm × 198 cm (53 in × 78 in)
Location	Alte Pinakothek, Munich

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