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White marble sculpture of a muscular male figure with arms raised, an eagle clawing at his side, and swirling drapery and rocks below.

Prometheus bound

White marble sculpture of a nude, muscular male figure twisting upward, arms raised high and gripping something overhead, with wind-swept drapery behind him. An eagle claws at his side while billowing cloth and rocky forms fill the lower base.

Artist
Nicolas-Sébastien Adam
Date
1762
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1560 × 2072 px
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Public domain · Nicolas-Sébastien Adam died 1778 and the work dates by 1762; 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): Nicolas-Sébastien Adam, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: Prometeo encadenado, escultura de mármol de Nicolas-Sébastien Adam

Escultura de mármol blanco de un figura masculina desnuda y musculosa que se retuerce hacia arriba, con los brazos en alto sosteniendo algo sobre la cabeza y ropajes agitados por el viento detrás. Un águila se aferra a su costado mientras telas ondulantes y formas rocosas llenan la base inferior.

Português: Prometeu acorrentado, escultura em mármore de Nicolas-Sébastien Adam

Escultura em mármore branco de uma figura masculina nua e musculosa que se torce para cima, com os braços erguidos segurando algo acima da cabeça e panejamentos agitados pelo vento atrás. Uma águia agarra seu flanco enquanto tecidos ondulantes e formas rochosas preenchem a base inferior.

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