Joachim Wtewael: Mars and Venus Surprised by Vulcan - Paperback Greek deviated from classical forms

deviated from classical forms

In this volume are eight essays in English

The challenge for conservators lies in finding a cleaning agent that will act on one layer without affecting the layer being preserved and without leaving any harmful residues on the cleaned work

—Newsletter of the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain

Joachim Wtewael: Mars and Venus Surprised by Vulcan - Paperback Greek deviated from classical formsAnne W. Lowenthal The Dutch artist Joachim Wtewael was a history painter especially admired for his astonishing small paintings on copper. The J. Paul Getty Museum's Mars and Venus Surprised by Vulcan is one of his finest works in this unusually demanding medium. Though only eight inches high, this Mannerist painting contains eleven figures in three different spaces, captured in a dramatically complex moment from the famous story told by Ovid in his