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Painting of a bearded hero with a bow beside a chained, reclining man, a winged figure above, and a dead eagle below.

Hercules Delivering Prometheus

A muscular, bearded figure with a laurel wreath and bow stands beside a chained, reclining man whose wrists and ankles are shackled. A winged figure in pink drapery holds a laurel wreath above, and a large eagle lies dead below. Painted in oil with dramatic, warm and dark tones.

Artist
Nicolas Bertin
Date
1703
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
972 × 1200 px
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Public domain · Nicolas Bertin died 1736 and the work dates by 1703; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Nicolas Bertin, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: Hércules liberando a Prometeo

Un hombre musculoso y barbado con corona de laurel y arco está junto a otro hombre encadenado, recostado, con muñecas y tobillos sujetos por grilletes. Arriba, una figura alada con drapeado rosa sostiene una corona de laurel, y abajo yace un gran águila muerta. Óleo con tonos cálidos y oscuros de gran dramatismo.

Português: Hércules libertando Prometeu

Um homem musculoso e barbudo, com coroa de louros e arco, está ao lado de outro homem acorrentado e reclinado, com pulsos e tornozelos presos por grilhões. Acima, uma figura alada de drapeado rosa segura uma coroa de louros, e abaixo jaz uma grande águia morta. Óleo com tons quentes e escuros e forte dramaticidade.

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