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Engraving of the bound Prometheus on rocks as a large eagle attacks his torso, with a draped figure at left and a serpent in the foliage.

Prometheus bound to a rock, his liver eaten by an eagle. Engraving by C. Cort, 1566.

An engraving shows a muscular, bearded male figure lying across rocky ground, his wrists chained high above him, while a large eagle with spread wings tears at his torso. A draped figure sits at left, and a serpent curls among foliage in the lower corner. Fine hatching models the bodies and sky.

Artist
Cornelis Cort
Date
1566
Medium
Engravings Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2982 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1566.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Prometeo encadenado a una roca, águila atacando su hígado (1566)

Un grabado muestra a un hombre musculoso y barbado tendido sobre un terreno rocoso, con las muñecas encadenadas en alto, mientras un gran águila de alas extendidas desgarra su torso. Una figura drapeada se sienta a la izquierda y una serpiente se enrosca entre el follaje en la esquina inferior. El sombreado fino modela los cuerpos y el cielo.

Português: Prometeu acorrentado a uma rocha, águia atacando seu fígado (1566)

Uma gravura mostra um homem musculoso e barbado deitado sobre um terreno rochoso, com os pulsos presos por correntes acima da cabeça, enquanto uma grande águia de asas abertas dilacera seu tronco. Uma figura drapeada está sentada à esquerda e uma serpente se enrola entre a folhagem no canto inferior. Hachuras finas modelam os corpos e o céu.

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