Prometheus Bound
The eagle was painted by Snyders
Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish (active Italy, Antwerp, and England), 1577 - 1640, and Frans Snyders, Flemish (active Antwerp), 1579 - 1657.
Geography:
Made in Southern Netherlands (modern Belgium), Europe
Date:
Begun c. 1611-1612, completed by 1618Medium:
Oil on canvasDimensions:
7 feet 11 1/2 inches × 6 feet 10 1/2 inches (242.6 × 209.6 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Painting
W1950-3-1Credit Line:
Purchased with the W. P. Wilstach Fund, 1950
Made in Southern Netherlands (modern Belgium), Europe
Date:
Begun c. 1611-1612, completed by 1618Medium:
Oil on canvasDimensions:
7 feet 11 1/2 inches × 6 feet 10 1/2 inches (242.6 × 209.6 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Painting
* Gallery 358, European Art 1500-1850, third floor
Accession Number:W1950-3-1Credit Line:
Purchased with the W. P. Wilstach Fund, 1950
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