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Painting of a nude male figure rising against a dark blue stormy sky, holding a torch aloft, with a bird's wing behind him and a rocky cliff below.

Prometheus, Variant

A nude male figure rises diagonally upward against a dark, stormy blue ground, holding a flaming torch aloft in his right hand while a vulture's wing sweeps behind him. Loose, feathery brushstrokes model his pale body and the rocky cliff, with warm reddish tones gathering below.

Artist
Gustave Moreau
Date
1870
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2188 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Gustave Moreau died 1898 and the work dates by 1870; 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)

Español: Prometeo, variante

Una figura masculina desnuda se eleva en diagonal sobre un fondo oscuro y tormentoso de azul, sosteniendo en alto una antorcha encendida con la mano derecha, mientras un ala de buitre se extiende detrás de él. Pinceladas sueltas y plumosas modelan su cuerpo pálido y el acantilado rocoso, con tonos rojizos cálidos que se concentran abajo.

Português: Prometeu, variante

Uma figura masculina nua ergue-se em diagonal contra um fundo azul escuro e tempestuoso, segurando uma tocha acesa no alto com a mão direita, enquanto uma asa de abutre se estende atrás dele. Pinceladas soltas e plumosas modelam seu corpo pálido e o penhasco rochoso, com tons avermelhados quentes que se concentram embaixo.

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