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| Keywords: Domenichino 010.jpg Artwork de Apollo tötet die Zyklopen en Apollo killing the Cyclops en Fresco on canvas mounted on board cm 316 3 190 4 en 316 3 x 190 4 cm Institution National Gallery London de Fresko aus dem Kasino der Villa Aldobrandini in Frascati 1958 von Anton Graf Lanckoronski an die National Gallery in London verkauft NG6290 en For the subject of this fresco now transferred to canvas mounted on board see Apollodorus 'Library' 3 10 Apollo slew the one-eyed race of giants the Cyclops because they had provided Zeus with the thunderbolts which killed his son Aesculapius At the right in the foreground is a dwarf in chains The classical scene is painted partly as a trompe-l'oeil tapestry The dwarf's head is the portion most acceptably by Domenichino and may be a portrait NG6290 Bought 1958 http //www nationalgallery org uk/cgi-bin/WebObjects dll/CollectionPublisher woa/wa/work workNumber NG6290 1616-18 creator Domenichino PD-old-100 Other versions Frescos by Domenichino for Villa Aldobrandini Frascati Court dwarves Jesters in frescos Trompe l'oeil in England | ||||
