"The Forge of Vulcan", in the style of Luca Giordano (1634 - 1705)Oil on canvas, with old doubling. Vulcan, the Roman god of metalworking, in the foreground, his assistants at the anvil, illuminated by the light of the furnace. Craquelures on the surface. In a partially gilt, somewhat knocked, moulded frame. Size of the picture 133 x 113 cm, framed 149 x 131 cm.Luca Giordano (* 1634 in Naples; † 1705 ibid.), known as "Fa Presto", was an Italian painter and etcher in the baroque period, who was particularly famous for his frescoes.Provenance: Collection of Marie-Caroline de Bourbon of the Two Sicilies, duchesse de Berry. Thereafter in the collection of Count Lucchesi-Palli.Condition: II -