Vulcan (Hephaestus) and his assistants make armour and metal chains. Engraving by the Monogrammatist FG after F. Primaticcio.

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Hephaestus (Greek deity)

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Vulcan (Hephaestus) and his assistants make armour and metal chains. Engraving by the Monogrammatist FG after F. Primaticcio.