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Pair of Firedogs Representing Venus and Mars

A work made of gilt bronze, iron supports.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of gilt bronze, iron supports.

Date:

c. 1769

Artist:

Designed by Quentin-Claude Pitoin
French, 1742-1777
Model by Etienne-Maurice Falconnet
French, 1716-1791
Paris, France

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Applied Arts of Europe

Artist

Quentin-Claude Pitoin (Designer)

Title

Pair of Firedogs Representing Venus and Mars

Place

Paris (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1764–1774

Medium

Gilt bronze, iron supports

Dimensions

Venus: 50.5 × 49.5 cm (19 7/8 × 19 1/2 in.); Vulcan: 51 × 51.6 cm (20 1/16 × 20 5/16 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by the Harry and Maribel G. Blum Foundation

Reference Number

1987.221.1-2

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