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Painting of a nude man raising a staff beside a kneeling woman in white who looks up in alarm, with fire burning behind a stone structure.

Prometheus raner ilden

A nude male figure raises a long staff high on the right while pressing his hand against the shoulder of a kneeling woman in a flowing white dress, who turns her head back in alarm. Flames and smoke rise behind a stone structure, and the painting uses warm, earthy tones with smooth, sculptural modeling.

Artist
Poul Simon Christiansen
Date
1911
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2904 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Poul Simon Christiansen died 1933 and the work dates by 1911; 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): Poul Simon Christiansen, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: Prometeo robando el fuego (1911), Poul Simon Christiansen

Una figura masculina desnuda levanta un largo bastón en el lado derecho mientras presiona la mano contra el hombro de una mujer arrodillada con un vestido blanco y fluido, que vuelve la cabeza con alarma. Llamas y humo se elevan detrás de una estructura de piedra, y la pintura usa tonos cálidos y terrosos con un modelado suave y escultórico.

Português: Prometeu roubando o fogo (1911), Poul Simon Christiansen

Uma figura masculina nua ergue um longo bastão à direita enquanto apoia a mão no ombro de uma mulher ajoelhada, com um vestido branco e fluido, que volta a cabeça em alarme. Chamas e fumaça se elevam atrás de uma estrutura de pedra, e a pintura usa tons quentes e terrosos com modelagem suave e escultórica.

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