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Engraving of a muscular man lying on a rock as a huge vulture with spread wings attacks his torso, with ruins and a waterfall behind.

Tityos bound to a rock, his liver eaten by a vulture. Engraving after Michelangelo.

An engraving shows a muscular bound male figure lying on a rocky outcrop while a large winged vulture with spread wings tears at his torso. Broken classical ruins and a small waterfall fill the background, and a Latin inscription runs along the lower edge.

Artist
Michelangelo
Date
[between 1550 and 1559?]
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2833 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1569.
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: Tityos atado a una roca, atacado por un buitre según Miguel Ángel

Un grabado muestra a un hombre musculoso, atado y tendido sobre un peñasco, mientras un gran buitre de alas extendidas desgarra su torso. Ruinas clásicas derruidas y una pequeña cascada llenan el fondo, y una inscripción latina recorre el borde inferior.

Português: Tityos preso a uma rocha, atacado por um abutre segundo Michelangelo

Uma gravura mostra um homem musculoso, amarrado e deitado sobre um penhasco, enquanto um grande abutre de asas abertas dilacera seu torso. Ruínas clássicas arruinadas e uma pequena cachoeira preenchem o fundo, e uma inscrição em latim percorre a borda inferior.