Apollo in the Forge of Vulcan

Apollo in the Forge of Vulcan is an oil on canvas painting made by the Spanish artist Diego Velazquez in 1630, while he was in Rome. It depicts a scene from Roman mythology in which the god Apollo arrives at the forge of Vulcan to tell him that his wife Venus is having an affair with Mars, and shows the ordinary craftsmen of the forge reacting with very human shock and dismay rather than as idealized classical figures. Measuring about 223 by 290 centimetres, the painting is considered one of the most successful mythological compositions by Velazquez for the natural, unified interaction of its figures, and it is held today in the Museo del Prado in Madrid. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/