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Painting of a bearded nude man on rocks with a gray figure at his feet, a youth raising a staff, and a nude woman in green drapery, with smoke and fire behind.

Prometheus

A muscular bearded man reclines on a rocky outcrop beside a gray figure at his feet, while a winged-capped youth raises a staff and a nude woman in green drapery holds a golden vessel. Smoke and firelight fill the stormy background, with a flame burning on a stone pedestal at left, and the figures are painted with classical modeling.

Artist
Karl Mayer
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3508 × 2981 px
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Public domain · Karl Mayer died 1876 and the work is undated, so made by the creator's death in 1876; 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): Karl Mayer, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: Prometeo

Un hombre barbudo y musculoso se recuesta sobre un peñasco junto a una figura grisácea a sus pies, mientras un joven con casco alado alza un bastón y una mujer desnuda con paño verde sostiene un recipiente dorado. Humo y luz de fuego llenan el fondo tormentoso, con una llama ardiendo sobre un pedestal de piedra a la izquierda, y las figuras tienen un modelado clásico.

Português: Prometeu

Um homem barbudo e musculoso repousa sobre um penhasco ao lado de uma figura acinzentada aos seus pés, enquanto um jovem de elmo alado ergue um bastão e uma mulher nua, envolta em tecido verde, segura um recipiente dourado. Fumaça e luz de fogo preenchem o fundo tempestuoso, com uma chama queimando sobre um pedestal de pedra à esquerda, e as figuras têm modelagem clássica.

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