Oil painting of a nude man chained to a stone pillar, with a brown eagle at his side, a red drape behind him, and dark storm clouds above.

The Torture of Prometheus, oil painting

A painting of a nude male figure chained by the wrists to a stone pillar while a large brown eagle perches at his side, with a red drape swirling behind him. Dark storm clouds fill the sky, and the figure's body is lit dramatically against the shadowed background in oil on canvas.

Artist: Jean Louis César Lair
Date: 1819
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Size: 1600 × 2056 px

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Public domain · Jean Louis César Lair died 1828 and the work dates by 1819; 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): Jean Louis César Lair, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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The Torture of Prometheus, oil painting

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