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Painting of a nude bearded man chained to a rock beside a vulture, with a hazy mountain landscape and a flame behind him.

Prometheus, painting by Gustave Moreau

A muscular, bearded man stands chained to a rocky outcrop, his arms raised and his body turned toward a wide, hazy landscape of cliffs and sea. A large vulture perches at his side, and a flame rises beside a stone column above him.

Artist
Gustave Moreau
Date
1868
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1576 × 2656 px
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Public domain · Gustave Moreau died 1898 and the work dates by 1868; 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): Gustave Moreau, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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