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Engraving of the nude figure Prometheus chained to a rock while an eagle attacks his torso, with a stormy sky behind.

Promethée

An engraving shows the mythological figure Prometheus, nude and chained by the wrists and ankle to a rocky outcrop, as an eagle tears at his torso with its beak. The figure lies stretched across a flat stone ledge while a stormy sky and distant landscape fill the background.

Artist
Cornelis Bloemaert (II) (mentioned on object)
Date
1655-1716
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
2892 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1716.
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: Prometeo encadenado mientras un águila le desgarra el hígado

Un grabado muestra al personaje mitológico Prometeo, desnudo y encadenado por las muñecas y un tobillo a un peñasco, mientras un águila le desgarra el torso con el pico. La figura yace extendida sobre una cornisa de piedra plana, mientras un cielo tormentoso y un paisaje lejano llenan el fondo.

Português: Prometeu acorrentado enquanto uma águia lhe dilacera o fígado

Uma gravura mostra a figura mitológica Prometeu, nu e acorrentado pelos pulsos e por um tornozelo a um penhasco, enquanto uma águia lhe rasga o torso com o bico. A figura está estendida sobre uma saliência de pedra plana, e um céu tempestuoso com uma paisagem distante preenche o fundo.

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