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Painting of a nude man raising a staff beside a kneeling woman in white who looks up in alarm, with fire burning behind a stone structure.

Prometheus Stealing Fire (1911) by Poul Simon Christiansen

A nude male figure raises a long staff high on the right while pressing his hand against the shoulder of a kneeling woman in a flowing white dress, who turns her head back in alarm. Flames and smoke rise behind a stone structure, and the painting uses warm, earthy tones with smooth, sculptural modeling.

Artist
Poul Simon Christiansen
Date
1911
Medium
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Size
2904 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Poul Simon Christiansen died 1933 and the work dates by 1911; 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): Poul Simon Christiansen, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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