velazquez vulcan forge Dimensions (inches):37 x 47" This particular copy was acquired

This particular copy was acquired by none other than Diego Velázquez who was a public admirer of Titian and considered him one of his main pictorial references

It has been the subject of extensive analysis regarding the proportions and anatomical positions used

and brother Eugène

The brushstrokes

velazquez vulcan forge Dimensions (inches):37 x 47" This particular copy was acquiredThis is one of the most elaborate works and the first in which the painter addressed a mythological theme. The canvas depicts the Greek god Apollo visiting the forge run by the god Vulcan to inform him that Venus, his wife, has betrayed him with Mars, who is astonished by Apollo's words. The composition and finely achieved anatomical proportions are characteristic of the Italian school, learned by Velzquez during his stay in Rome. The painting was