Der an einen Felsen geschmiedete Prometheus mit dem Geier

Title

Der an einen Felsen geschmiedete Prometheus mit dem Geier
(nach Francesco Petrarca)

Draughtsman

• Luca Cambiaso

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• High Renaissance

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• Vergé paper

Technique

• pen drawing

Geographic Reference

• Genoese

Production Reason

• figure study
• movement study

Captions Added Later

Verso unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• historical narration
• mythological representation

Persons Shown

• Prometheus

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Hesiod

Illustrated Passage

• Hesiod: Theogonie, 507-616
• Hesiod: Werke und Tage, 42-105

Primary

• 91E461 punishment of Prometheus; he is chained to a rock, usually by Vulcan and/or Mercury
• 25F33(EAGLE) predatory birds: eagle