De foltering van Prometheus

De foltering van Prometheus

<span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;">According to Greek mythology, Prometheus stole fire from heaven to help humankind. Supreme deity Zeus was furious and imposed a perpetual punishment: Prometheus was tied to a rock while an eagle tore out his liver each day. At night, the organ grew back. Moreelse portrayed this horror scene with poignancy, as if he was there himself. Prometheus' intense feelings of pain and despair leave no one unmoved. [text 2023]</span>

According to Greek mythology, Prometheus stole fire from heaven to help humankind. Supreme deity Zeus was furious and imposed a perpetual punishment: Prometheus was tied to a rock while an eagle tore out his liver each day. At night, the organ grew back. Moreelse portrayed this horror scene with poignancy, as if he was there himself. Prometheus' intense feelings of pain and despair leave no one unmoved. [text 2023]

Now in the museum in Collectie Centraal

Title

De foltering van Prometheus

Artist

Paulus Moreelse (Utrecht 1571 - 1638 Utrecht)

Dating

ca. 1634 - 1638

Material and technique

olieverf op doek

Object number

31287

Object type

schilderij

Acquisition

aankoop met steun van BankGiroLoterij 2010

Dimensions

hoogte 75.3 cm

breedte 62.5 cm

hoogte (met lijst) 96 cm

breedte (met lijst) 84.5 cm

dikte cm

Inscriptions and markings

  • monogram :

More of the same motif

mythologie

Exhibitions

  • Collectie Centraal, Centraal Museum, Utrecht, 2023

  • Double Act : Meesterwerken in verf en video, Centraal Museum, Utrecht, 2022 - 2023

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https://hdl.handle.net/21.12130/collect.B9858D22-B13B-4F1A-9121-C7F50237EB29

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