2-645-700 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'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]