Clio, the Muse of History, returns for a look at Venus, the goddess of love, inspired by Thetis at the Forge of Vulcan by Louis Silvestre, the Younger, commissioned by Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland, one of the greatest art patrons of his time. The depiction of Augustus and his mistress as Vulcan and Venus (or Thetis) demonstrates Silvestre’s ability as a portraitist as well as a decorative painter.
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