Artwork
Fire
Fire is an oil painting by the Early Baroque Italian artist Antonio Palomino. It dates from 1700 and is held in the collection of the Museo del Prado.
About this work
Overview
*Fire* is an oil painting executed around the turn of the 18th century, attributed to Antonio Palomino. The work is part of the collection of the Museo del Prado in Madrid and exemplifies the early Baroque aesthetic that characterized much of Palomino’s output.
Context
Antonio Palomino (1655–1726) was a Spanish painter and prolific writer on art theory. His most influential treatise, *El Museo pictórico y escala óptica*, documents the practices of Spanish artists and situates his own work within the broader Baroque movement that emphasized dramatic lighting and dynamic composition.
Technique & Style
Executed in oil on canvas, the painting displays the vigorous brushwork and strong chiaroscuro typical of early Baroque painting. Palomino’s handling of light creates a sense of immediacy, while the composition balances movement with a restrained, orderly arrangement of forms.
History & Provenance
The canvas entered the Prado’s holdings as part of the museum’s effort to acquire representative works of Spanish Baroque art. Its accession date is not recorded in the provided facts, but it now resides among the institution’s core collection of early 18th‑century paintings.
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Artist
Acislo Antonio Palomino de Castro y Velasco (1655 – 13 April 1726) was a Spanish painter of the Baroque period, and a writer on art, author of El Museo pictórico y escala óptica, which contains a large amount of…
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