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Oil painting of a nude man chained to a stone pillar, with a brown eagle at his side, a red drape behind him, and dark storm clouds above.

The torture of Prometheus

A painting of a nude male figure chained by the wrists to a stone pillar while a large brown eagle perches at his side, with a red drape swirling behind him. Dark storm clouds fill the sky, and the figure's body is lit dramatically against the shadowed background in oil on canvas.

Artist
Jean Louis César Lair
Date
1819
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1600 × 2056 px
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Public domain · Jean Louis César Lair died 1828 and the work dates by 1819; 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): Jean Louis César Lair, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: La tortura de Prometeo, pintura al óleo

Pintura de una figura masculina desnuda encadenada por las muñecas a una columna de piedra, mientras un gran águila parda se posa junto a él. Una tela roja ondea tras su cuerpo, y nubes oscuras de tormenta llenan el cielo.

Português: A tortura de Prometeu, pintura a óleo

Pintura de uma figura masculina nua acorrentada pelos pulsos a uma coluna de pedra, enquanto uma grande águia parda pousa ao seu lado. Um tecido vermelho ondula atrás do corpo, e nuvens escuras de tempestade preenchem o céu.

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