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Prometheus creates the first man
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Prometheus creates the first man

c. 1636 - 1670 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Prometheus awakens the first man by holding a burning torch to him. He had stolen the fire with the help of Minerva from the sun chariot. Various animals look on around them. In the firmament, the sun and the moon.

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Credit linePrometheus schept de eerste mens. c. 1636 - 1670. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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