An Allegorical Portrait of Jan Govertsz. Van der Aar as Vulcan in his Forge; An Allegorical Female Figure, probably Pictura, holding a Paintbrush and Nautilus Shell
Note that the pair of works by Goltzius - given away by Charles I in exchange - is only referred to by van der Doort, and not inventoried. We have given the pair a separate record on the site but in the inventory it appears within the description of no 2, the portrait of Titian and Pietro Aretino. Both HP brands
Van der Doort c.1639
WS 8, № 2
Hendrik Goltzius
Vulcan and Venus, both fat, he with a hammer, she a flaming heart, life-size
Walpole Society reference (1960):
Frame:
black and gilded quarrel-manner frame
Provenance:
Henry Prince of Wales
Gift / Exchange / Bought / Inherited:
inherited
Location:
Original Manuscript page number:
MS. Ash. 1514, f. 12
Identification certainty:
Identified