Vulcan Forges Arrows for Cupid
by TIARINI, Alessandro, Oil on canvas, 218 x 181 cm
This painting was attributed to Lodovico Carracci until 1996 when it was ascribed to another artist, Alessandro Tiarini, also from Bologna but younger by a generation.
The influence of Lodovico’s works on Tiarini can be seen in his ability to give even a mythical story an earthly, believable, and even everyday tone, which emerges in the familiar naturalness of gestures, poses, and sentiments.