Identification title(s): vulcan catches venus and mars. Object type: print object number: rp-p-1895-a-18931. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark; verso bottom center, stamped: lugt 2228 caption, verso bottom center, written: 'jacob bonga'. Description: venus and mars, naked in bed, are captured by vulcan with an iron net. Mercury pulls back a curtain so that the other gods can view the two adulterers. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: philip van gunst (mentioned on object), after a drawing by: jacob de wit (attributed to), after a drawing by: godfried maes (attributed to). Place of manufacture: amsterdam. Dating: 1685 - 1732. Physical features: etching and engraving. Material: paper technique: etching / engraving (printing process). Dimensions: plate edge: h 186 mm × w 236 mm explanation also used as a book illustration for ovidius naso, publius. The metamorphosis. Amsterdam: r. And j. Wetstein and w. Smith, 1732. Subject: what: mars and venus, caught in a net by vulcan, are exposed to the ridiculous of the assembled gods. Credit line: donation from mr c. W. Porpoise, alkmaar. Acquisition: donation 1895. Date: between 1685 and 1732.
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