Muscular nude man upside down with arms raised, a dark eagle with spread wings attacking his torso, in loose brown oil paint.

Prometheus Bound, oil sketch with eagle

A muscular nude man lies upside down across the foreground, his arms raised and bound at the wrists while a large dark eagle with spread wings tears at his torso. Loose, sketch-like brushwork in warm browns and ochres sets the figure against a shadowy background, suggesting an oil study of the myth of Prometheus.

Artist: Jacob Jordaens
Date: 1640
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Source: Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size: 1648 × 1890 px

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Public domain · Jacob Jordaens died 1678 and the work dates by 1640; 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): Jacob Jordaens, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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