Hephaestus Giving Thetis Armor for Achilles

Vulcan/Hephaestus giving Thetis armor for Achilles. Tapestry designed by Peter Paul Rubens, ca. 1635-1670. Source: Getty.edu

Vulcan/Hephaestus giving Thetis armor for Achilles. Tapestry designed by Peter Paul Rubens, ca. 1635-1670

 
Source: Getty.edu
http://primo.getty.edu/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?vid=GRI-OCP&afterPDS=true&institution=01GRI&docId=GETTY_OCPFL619760
Vulcan & his wife, Chain, give Thetis large shield, Thetis helped by putto (center, foreground); 2 men forging (L, background); cherub in sky gives helmet to triton in sea (R, background); psuedo-border with 2 statue-columns on cornices [L, Jupiter/Zeus & R, Juno/Hera] (L & R, foreground); garlands of flowers with 2 cherubim, central empty cartouche (top, foreground); blacksmith’s tool flank little altar at foot of stairs (bottom, foreground)

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