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Venus and Vulcan Arming Cupid
Venus and Vulcan Arming Cupid

Venus and Vulcan Arming Cupid

Unidentified artist, Italian or French, 19th century
19th century
Medium/TechniqueLimestone
DimensionsOverall (diameter at base): 154 x 87 cm (60 5/8 x 34 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of H. Nelson Slater, Mrs. Esther Slater Kerrigan and Mrs. Ray Slater Murphy in memory of their mother Mrs. Mabel Hunt Slater
Accession numberRES.44.157
On View
On view
ClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1913, Mrs. Horatio Nelson Slater [see note 1]; by descent to Mrs.Nelson Slater, Mrs.Esther Slater Kerrigan and Mrs.Ray Slater Murphy; 1944, gift of Mrs.Slater, Mrs. Kerrigan and Mrs.Murphy to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 10, 1944)

Notes:

[1] On January 24, 1913 the sculpture was loaned by Slater to the MFA.
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