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Prometheus Gives Fire to Mankind
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Prometheus stands next to the human figure he himself created from mud and is just giving him fire in the form of a torch. Around the two men are various animals (elephant, lion, monkey, dog, turtle, cow, deer). In the clouds are Minerva, Jupiter and Helios. Below the scene, two times two lines of Latin verse. The print is part of an album.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit linePrometheus schenkt de mens het vuur. 1589. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
