2590B

Mars and Venus surprised by Vulcan (Met. IV: 169-189)

Artist: Unidentified Pátzcuaro Artist
Title: Mars and Venus surprised by Vulcan (Met. IV: 169-189)
Date: 18th century
Medium: Polychromatic lacquered wood
Location: Batea de Biblis y Cauno, Museo de América, Madrid, Spain
Photo Source: PESSCA Archive
Correspondence Credit: Rípodas Ardanaz 1983 and Almerindo Ojeda
Note: The designers of this tray may have modified the embrace of Venus and Mars depicted in the engraving out of decorum. Or, as Rubem Amaral Jr. has pointed out (private communication), these designers may have been working off a version of the engraving that obliterated the engraved embrace.
Item: 2590B