Apollo in the Forge of Vulcan
Diego Velázquez · 1630
Why it's great
The god Apollo arrives at a smithy to tell the blacksmith god, Vulcan, that his wife has been unfaithful, and everyone stops their work to stare. Diego Velázquez painted it in 1630, and the hard-working men are shown as real, muscular workers.
Where to see it
📍 Museo del PradoMadrid, Spain
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Diego Velázquez was a Spanish painter born in Seville in 1599. He moved to Madrid as a young man and became the court painter to King Philip IV, painting portraits such as Las Meninas that are among the greatest in the world. He died in Madrid in 1660.
