Title

'La Fragua De Vulcano', (Apollo in the Forge of Vulcan), 1629, ( c1934). Artist: Diego Velasquez.

Caption

'La Fragua De Vulcano', (Apollo in the Forge of Vulcan), 1629, ( c1934). The painting depicts the moment when the god Apollo, visits Vulcan, who is found making weapons for war. The god Apollo tells Vulcan his wife, Venus, is having an affair with Mars, the god of war. For this reason, other figures in the room look on in surprise. Oil on canvas. Held in the Museo del Prado, Madrid. From Galerias De Europa: Museo Del Prado, by A. De Beruete y Moret & Augusto L. Mayer. [Editorial Labor, S.A., Barcelona, c1934]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1629

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C82_341

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

68,2Mb (4,3Mb) / 18,7in x 14,1in / 5624 x 4240 (300dpi)

Keywords

portrait standing people male interior indoors man men religious religion day guy weapon weapons color colour surprise making heat Apollo deity God armour war century inside surprised thirties bad news concept forge goddess infidelity warfare 17th century Mars barechested publication semi-naked weaponry semi-dress 1930s golden age 20th century seventeenth century The Print Collector Museo del Prado Oil on canvas TGN Vulcan portrait oil Diego Velasquez Diego Velazquez Diego de Silva Velazquez Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velasquez Mayer semi dress Diego Velázquez Velázquez Diego Velazquez Diego Velazquez Diego de Silva Velasquez Diego Galerias de Europa Aureliano de Beruete Beruete Aureliano de A de Beruete August Liebmann Mayer August Liebmann Augusto L Mayer Aureliano de Beruete August Liebmann Mayer oil portrait

Restrictions

Editorial use only.