Back ابولو فى فورج اوف فولكان ARZ La fragua de Vulcano Breton La forja de Vulcà Catalan La forĝejo de Vulkano Esperanto La fragua de Vulcano Spanish Vulkanoren sutegia Basque آپولو در آهنگری ولکان Persian La Forge de Vulcain (Vélasquez) French A fragua de Vulcano Galician Ապոլլոնը Վուլկանի դարբնոցում (նկար, Վելասկես) Armenian
| Apollo in the Forge of Vulcan | |
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| Artist | Diego Velázquez |
| Year | 1630 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Movement | Baroque |
| Dimensions | 223 cm × 290 cm (87+3⁄4 in × 114+1⁄8 in) |
| Location | Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain |
Apollo in the Forge of Vulcan (Spanish: Apolo en la Fragua de Vulcano), sometimes referred to as Vulcan's Forge, is an oil painting by Diego de Velázquez completed after his first visit to Italy in 1629. Critics agree that the work should be dated to 1630, the same year as his companion painting Joseph's Tunic. It appears that neither of the two paintings were commissioned by the king, although both became part of the royal collections within a short time. The painting became part of the collection of the Museo del Prado, in Madrid, in 1819.[1][2]
Apollo in the Forge of Vulcan has been cited as one of the most important works from Velázquez's first trip to Italy[3] and "one of his most successful compositions with regard to the unified, natural interaction of the figures."[4]
- ^ "Vulcan's Forge". On-line gallery. Museo Nacional del Prado. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
- ^ Velázquez: (exhibition). New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1989. p. 286. ISBN 9780870995545., see pp. 110-115.
- ^ Bailey, Anthony (2011). Velázquez and The Surrender of Breda: The Making of a Masterpiece. Henry Holt and Company. p. 82. ISBN 978-1429973779.
- ^ "Vulcan's Forge". Museo Nacional del Prado. Retrieved July 10, 2017.