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Luca Giordano: Vulcan's Forge   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL))
Artist
Luca Giordano  (–1705)  wikidata:Q332494 q:it:Luca Giordano
 
Luca Giordano
Alternative names
Lucas Jordán, Luca Jordanus, Luca Fa Presto
Description Italian painter, drawer, etcher and engraver
Date of birth/death 18 October 1634 / 1632 Edit this at Wikidata 3 January 1705 / 12 January 1705 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Naples Naples
Work location
Naples (1651–1678), Rome (1654), Florence (1679–1682), Venice (1667), Bergamo (1685), Madrid (ca. 1692–1702), Naples (1702–1705)
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artist QS:P170,Q332494
Title
Vulcan's Forge
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
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"This early work by Luca Giordano manages to combine a mythological theme with a treatment worthy of a genre painting. In showing the forge of the god of fire, Vulcan , in which his assistants the Cyclopes are hammering out lightning for the thunderer god, Jupiter , the artist simply used the subject as a pretext for the depiction of unusual lighting effects and muscle-bound bodies in complex poses. Barely showing the faces of the Cyclopes, he concentrates his attention on the strong torsoes and tensed muscles, an excellent knowledge of anatomy allowing him to cope with the difficult foreshortening. The contrast between the reddish light and the dark shadows, and the broad generalised painting manner are used to good effect to create a sense of volume. At the same time, Giordano manages to create a marvellous feeling for the texture of objects, above all the iron and tools."

Date circa 1660
date QS:P571,+1660-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
Dimensions height: 192.5 cm (75.7 in); width: 151.5 cm (59.6 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,192.5U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,151.5U174728
institution QS:P195,Q132783
Object history Collection of Sir Robert Walpole, Houghton Hall, 1779
References arthermitage.org
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