Prometheus Chained as an Eagle Tears at His Liver
An engraving shows the mythological figure Prometheus, nude and chained by the wrists and ankle to a rocky outcrop, as an eagle tears at his torso with its beak. The figure lies stretched across a flat stone ledge while a stormy sky and distant landscape fill the background.
- Artist
- Cornelis Bloemaert (II) (mentioned on object)
- Date
- 1655-1716
- Medium
- Source
- Rijksmuseum
- Size
- 2892 × 4000 px
Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1716.
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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