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Prometheus Being Chained by Vulcan
Prometheus stole fire from the gods and gave it to mankind. As punishment, Vulcan chained him to a rock, where an eagle pecked out his liver causing him excruciating pain. Here we see Prometheus being chained, his face contorted with fear, while Mercury laughs at him. Van Baburen borrowed the dramatic illumination and the figure’s sunburned hands and faces from
his great model Caravaggio.
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/91E461
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Medium
- Gift of J. von Loehr, Caïro
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/91E461
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Medium
- Gift of J. von Loehr, Caïro
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Public Domain
- Publiek Domein
Creation date
- 1623
- 1623
Place-Time
- first quarter 17th century
Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.5855
- SK-A-1606
Extent
- height 201 cm
- width 182 cm
Format
- canvas
- oil paint (paint)
- Canvas
Language
- nl
Is part of
- collection: paintings
- collectie: schilderijen
Year
- 1623
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-05-27T20:13:45.019Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2018-03-17T14:37:24.279Z