Fire by Benjamin West (1779)

Nude winged-free goddess holds a torch while cherubs tend a flaming cauldron among clouds, in a red and gold palette.

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A nude female figure with flowing red drapery floats through the clouds, holding a lit torch aloft. Below her, two chubby putti tend a golden cauldron from which flames rise, while a third cherub with small wings reaches toward it. This print, titled Fire by Benjamin West and dated 1779, presents the subject in a classical allegorical manner.

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1779

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Wikimedia Commons

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Public domain