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The Torture of Prometheus
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The Torture of Prometheus

1733 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Prometheus lying naked on a rock, chained at the feet and ankles; an eagle pecks at his liver; in the foreground the torch, referring to the fire that Prometheus stole from the gods; in the margin the title in French, English, German and Dutch.

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Credit lineDe foltering van Prometheus. 1733. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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