1676 Apollo in the Forge of Vulcan or Four Statues, J.J. Sandrart, Collin, Folio

Top Half: Four classical statues in an architectural setting.

Bottom Left: Vulcan at his forge, hammering a piece of metal.

Bottom Right: A victorious Roman general with Cupid.

This work is an illustration from Iconologica Deorum, a book exploring the antiquities of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, German, and other cultures

Joachim von Sandrart (1606-1688)

Engraving by R. Collin sculp, 1676.

32 x 21.8 cm

Sometimes referred to as the “German Vasari,” Joachim von Sandrart, born in Frankfurt, trained first as a printmaker, notably in Nuremberg, and in Prague with Aegidius Sadeler. After a long and successful career in the foremost artistic circles in England, Italy, and the Netherlands, he returned to Germany and painted for Emperor Ferdinand III, for which he was ennobled in 1673.