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Prometheus Bound

Peter Paul RubensBegun c. 1611-1612, completed by 1618

Philadelphia Museum of Art

Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia, United States

  • Title: Prometheus Bound
  • Creator Lifespan: 1577/1640
  • Creator Nationality: Flemish (active Italy, Antwerp, and England)
  • Creator Gender: Male
  • Creator Death Place: Antwerp, Belgium
  • Creator Birth Place: Siegen, Germany
  • Date Created: Begun c. 1611-1612, completed by 1618
  • Location: Southern Netherlands (modern Belgium)
  • Physical Dimensions: w82.5 x h95.51 in (Overall)
  • Provenance: Purchased with the W. P. Wilstach Fund, 1950
  • Type: Paintings
  • Rights: © 2014 Philadelphia Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
  • External Link: Philadelphia Museum of Art
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Description: The eagle was painted by Snyders
  • Artist/Maker: Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish (active Italy, Antwerp, and England), 1577 - 1640, and Frans Snyders, Flemish (active Antwerp), 1579 - 1657
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