Horizontal painted frieze with classical draped figures on ochre background, including a nude bearded man holding a trident at right.

Classical frieze of draped figures, after Cornu's Prometheus composition

A long horizontal painted frieze of draped classical figures set against a warm ochre background. A nude bearded man with a trident sits at right, beside a seated woman in red drapery, while standing and seated figures in tunics and robes fill the scene.

Artist: Sébastien-Melchior Cornu
Date: 1860
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Size: 3840 × 1288 px

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Public domain · Sébastien-Melchior Cornu died 1870 and the work dates by 1860; 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): Sébastien-Melchior Cornu, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

19th century neoclassical painting 1860s 1860 seated woman classical figures prometheus draped robe frieze trident mural fragment bearded man ochre background