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Prometheus (Spanish: Prometeo) is a fresco by Mexican muralist José Clemente Orozco [4] depicting the Greek Titan Prometheus stealing fire from the heavens to give to humans. [2] It was commissioned for Pomona College 's Frary Dining Hall and completed in June 1930, [ 4 ] becoming the first modern fresco in the United States.
The same reference to the Genealogiae can be cited as the source for the drawing by Parmigianino presently located in the Morgan Library & Museum in New York City. [82] In the drawing, a very noble rendering of Prometheus is presented which evokes the memory of Michelangelo's works portraying Jehovah. This drawing is perhaps one of the most ...
English: Mural of Prometheus by Edward Laning painted on the ceiling of the McGraw Rotunda at the Main Branch of the New York Public Library, New York City, New York, USA Date Taken on 9 April 2019, 03:40:21
References: Inv. Nuevas Adquisiciones (iniciado en 1856), 848 Alle tot nu toe bekende schilderijen van Rubens (Vol. 2), 1139 CRLB IX. The Decoration of the Torre de la Parada, 52a
Prometheus Bound is an oil painting by Peter Paul Rubens, a Flemish Baroque artist from Antwerp. [1] Influenced by the Greek play, Prometheus: The Friend of Man , Peter Paul Rubens completed this painting in his studio with collaboration from Frans Snyders , who rendered the eagle.
The Myth of Prometheus (1515) Oil on panel, Alte Pinakothek, is held at Munich. The Munich version depicts a central statue among other activities in the painting. A second version of The Myth of Prometheus (1515) Oil on panel, Musée des Beaux-Arts, is held in Strasbourg. The Strasbourg version depicts a statue addressed by Prometheus on the ...
Prometheus is associated with the Greek creation myth where, in some versions, he creates humans from clay and the stolen fire is to bring them to life. A painting, Adam and Eve , also by Baburen, was sold at auction in 1707 together with the Prometheus Being Chained by Vulcan , and one might conjecture that the two works formed a pair, both ...
The Oceanids (The Naiads of the Sea) (French: Les Océanides (Les Naiades de la mer)) is a painting by Gustave Doré, dated to c. 1860. [1] It depicts the Oceanids from Greek mythology with Prometheus chained to a rock in the background.