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Vulcan and Aeolus, c.1490 (oil & tempera on canvas)

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SSI481345
Image title
Vulcan and Aeolus, c.1490 (oil & tempera on canvas)
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Artist
Cosimo, Piero di (c.1462-1521) / Italian
Location
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Medium
oil and tempera on canvas
Date
c. 1490 AD (C15th AD)
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The scene has been interpreted in a number of ways, but is thought to represent the dawn of civilization, with man's discovery and utilization of fire (Vulcan, god of fire, at the anvil together with Aeolus, master of the winds, wit the bellows) and the domestication of animals (the unidentified youth astride a horse).

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horse / animal / civilisation / figure / birds / animals / female / landscape / giraffe / aeolus / god of fire / vulcan / figures / human / bellows / male / horse / Painting / Mzpainting
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Medium 1024 × 978 px 87 × 83 mm 1.4 MB

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