Vulcan (or possibly Prometheus) chained to a rock

ca. 1710 · Sculpture

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Waar is „Vulcan (or possibly Prometheus) chained to a rock” nu? Victoria and Albert Museum, Sculpture, Room 22, The Dorothy and Michael Hintze Galleries, Londen. Ja, nu te zien. Gecontroleerd 25 september 2026.

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Londen, Verenigd Koninkrijk

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The figure is closely related to David's statue of St Bartholomew in the church of S. Maria di Carignano in Genoa, Italy. Malcolm Baker has suggested that it's one of the few free-standing sculptures of mythological figures to have been executed by a sculptor working in England in the first half of the 18th century'.

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Although traditionally thought to represent the mythical Prometheus, chained to a rock by the god Jupiter, the figure probably represents Vulcan. The diary of Sir Matthew Decker, who saw the piece in its original setting in 1728, provides an explanation of its symbolism. Placed on the landing half-way up the main staircase, the figure was intended to be accompanied by a further figure of William III, as part of an allegorical representation of how William's arrival in England and the Glorious Revolution of 1688 had averted a civil war. 'Vulcan is accordingly represented as chained, rather than fashioning the instruments of war.'

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