Prometheus Collection (page 2)

Male Nude (Prometheus) (oil on canvas)
3712846 Male Nude (Prometheus) (oil on canvas) by Malatesta or Malatesti, Adeodato (1806-91); Assicoop-Unipol Collection, Modena, Emilia Romagna

Greek torch race
6340209 Greek torch race by Fumagalli (19th century); (add.info.: Greek torch race. Athletes race each other without extinguishing their torches. From an altar of Prometheus. Corsa delle fiaccole)

Out flew a beautiful fairy-like creature with rainbow-coloured wings (colour litho)
STC312585 Out flew a beautiful fairy-like creature with rainbow-coloured wings (colour litho) by Michael, Arthur C. (d.1945) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Male Nude (Prometheus) (oil on canvas)
3712845 Male Nude (Prometheus) (oil on canvas) by Malatesta or Malatesti, Adeodato (1806-91); Assicoop-Unipol Collection, Modena, Emilia Romagna

Moirae or the Fates, The Muses (engraving)
7164230 Moirae or the Fates, The Muses (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Moirae or the Fates, The Muses)

Bismarck as Prometheus (engraving)
7157244 Bismarck as Prometheus (engraving) by Gilbert-Martin, Charles (1839-1905) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Otto von Bismarck as Prometheus)

Prometheus Freed by Hercules, 1781-1785 (oil on canvas)
1766412 Prometheus Freed by Hercules, 1781-1785 (oil on canvas) by Fuseli, Henry (Fussli, Johann Heinrich) (1741-1825); 63x75 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Prometheus Freed by Hercules)

Graphic illustration from Promethee Enchaine by Aeschylus, pub. 1941 (pochoir print)
3474110 Graphic illustration from Promethee EnchaAneby Aeschylus, pub. 1941 (pochoir print) by Schmied, Francois-Louis (1873-1941); The Stapleton Collection; Swiss, out of copyright

Prometheus (engraving)
3620682 Prometheus (engraving) by Muyden, Jacques Alfred van (1818-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prometheus.); © Look and Learn

Chiron offers himself before Prometheus (chromolitho)
968389 Chiron offers himself before Prometheus (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chiron offers himself before Prometheus)

Flat sea biscuit, Clypeaster rosaceus
Flat sea biscuit, sea urchin, Clypeaster rosaceus. Clipeastro rosaceo. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Map of Ancient Greece at the time of Xerxess invasion
Map of Ancient Greece. Routes of King of Persia Xerxes Is army (blue) and navy (red) during its failed invasion of Greece 480BC. Carta della Grecia Antica

Attic red-figure volute-crater, decorated with a scene Pandora rising from the ground
AMQ100565 Attic red-figure volute-crater, decorated with a scene Pandora rising from the ground and Hermes holding the germ of falsehood

Punch cartoon: King Cotton Bound; or, the Modern Prometheus - the Union blockade of Confederate ports during
6034744 Punch cartoon: King Cotton Bound; or, the Modern Prometheus - the Union blockade of Confederate ports during the American Civil War (engraving) by English School

Christ and Mary Magdalene, 1908 (marble)
5242327 Christ and Mary Magdalene, 1908 (marble) by Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917); J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA; French, out of copyright

Attic red-figure calyx-crater decorated with scenes of Theseuss adventures
AMQ112155 Attic red-figure calyx-crater decorated with scenes of Theseuss adventures, by the Dinos Painter, c.425 (ceramic) by Greek, (5th century BC); height: 39.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum

Pandora, from Promethee Enchaine by Aeschylus, pub. 1941 (pochoir print)
3474130 Pandora, from Promethee EnchaAneby Aeschylus, pub. 1941 (pochoir print) by Schmied, Francois-Louis (1873-1941); The Stapleton Collection; Swiss, out of copyright

Frontispiece: Societe des Medecins Bibliophiles from Eschyle (Aeschyus
3474104 Frontispiece: Societe des Medecins Bibliophiles from Eschyle (Aeschyus) Promethee Enchaine, pub. 1941 (pochoir print) by Schmied

Graphic illustration from Promethee Enchaine by Aeschylus, pub. 1941 (pochoir print)
3474134 Graphic illustration from Promethee EnchaAneby Aeschylus, pub. 1941 (pochoir print) by Schmied, Francois-Louis (1873-1941); The Stapleton Collection; Swiss, out of copyright

The punishment of Prometheus (engraving)
3635229 The punishment of Prometheus (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The punishment of Prometheus)

The Argonauts discover Prometheus (chromolitho)
968396 The Argonauts discover Prometheus (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Argonauts discover Prometheus)

Title Page of the First Edition of Frankenstein, 1818 (litho)
1163362 Title Page of the First Edition of Frankenstein, 1818 (litho) by English School, (19th century); New York Public Library

Heracles shooting the Eagle, from Promethee Enchaine by Aeschylus, pub
3474136 Heracles shooting the Eagle, from Promethee EnchaAneby Aeschylus, pub. 1941 (pochoir print) by Schmied, Francois-Louis (1873-1941); The Stapleton Collection; Swiss, out of copyright

Argonauts, from Promethee Enchaine by Aeschylus, pub. 1941 (pochoir print)
3474123 Argonauts, from Promethee EnchaAneby Aeschylus, pub. 1941 (pochoir print) by Schmied, Francois-Louis (1873-1941); The Stapleton Collection; Swiss, out of copyright

Tetpa (constellation), from Promethee Enchaine by Aeschylus, pub. 1941 (pochoir print)
3474121 Tetpa (constellation), from Promethee EnchaAneby Aeschylus, pub. 1941 (pochoir print) by Schmied, Francois-Louis (1873-1941); The Stapleton Collection; Swiss, out of copyright

Prometheus being nailed to the Rock by Hephaestus, Kratos and Bia
3474107 Prometheus being nailed to the Rock by Hephaestus, Kratos and Bia, from Promethee EnchaAneby Aeschylus, pub. 1941 (pochoir print) by Schmied

Mirror, early 3rd century BC (bronze)
3493042 Mirror, early 3rd century BC (bronze) by Etruscan (3rd century BC); 14.5 diameter cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: Esplace (Latin: Asclepius)

Illustration from Promethee Enchaine by Aeschylus, pub. 1941 (pochoir print)
3474142 Illustration from Promethee EnchaAneby Aeschylus, pub. 1941 (pochoir print) by Schmied, Francois-Louis (1873-1941); The Stapleton Collection; Swiss, out of copyright

Graphic illustration from Promethee Enchaine by Aeschylus, pub. 1941 (pochoir print)
3474127 Graphic illustration from Promethee EnchaAneby Aeschylus, pub. 1941 (pochoir print) by Schmied, Francois-Louis (1873-1941); The Stapleton Collection; Swiss, out of copyright

Graphic illustration from Promethee Enchaine by Aeschylus, pub. 1941 (pochoir print)
3474113 Graphic illustration from Promethee EnchaAneby Aeschylus, pub. 1941 (pochoir print) by Schmied, Francois-Louis (1873-1941); The Stapleton Collection; Swiss, out of copyright

Prometheseus Running with Fire, from Promethee Enchaine by Aeschylus, pub
3474105 Prometheseus Running with Fire, from Promethee EnchaAneby Aeschylus, pub. 1941 (pochoir print) by Schmied, Francois-Louis (1873-1941); (add.info.: Prometheus returning fire to mankind)

Hermes presenting Pandora to King Epimetheus, 1611 (oil on canvas)
3959959 Hermes presenting Pandora to King Epimetheus, 1611 (oil on canvas) by Goltzius, Hendrik (1558-1617); 181 x 256.8 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland; Dutch, out of copyright

Oceanides, Illustration from Promethee Enchaine by Aeschylus, pub. 1941 (pochoir print)
3474115 Oceanides, Illustration from Promethee EnchaAneby Aeschylus, pub. 1941 (pochoir print) by Schmied, Francois-Louis (1873-1941); The Stapleton Collection; Swiss, out of copyright

Temple with Cypress Tree, from Promethee Enchaine by Aeschylus, pub. 1941 (pochoir print)
3474118 Temple with Cypress Tree, from Promethee EnchaAneby Aeschylus, pub. 1941 (pochoir print) by Schmied, Francois-Louis (1873-1941); The Stapleton Collection; Swiss, out of copyright

Ulysees and Dragon from Promethee Enchaine by Aeschylus, pub. 1941 (pochoir print)
3474112 Ulysees and Dragon from Promethee EnchaAneby Aeschylus, pub. 1941 (pochoir print) by Schmied, Francois-Louis (1873-1941); The Stapleton Collection; Swiss, out of copyright

Prometheus nailed to the Rock, from Promethee Enchaine by Aeschylus, pub
3474109 Prometheus nailed to the Rock, from Promethee EnchaAneby Aeschylus, pub. 1941 (pochoir print) by Schmied, Francois-Louis (1873-1941); (add.info)

Prometheus and Atlas (engraving)
3635230 Prometheus and Atlas (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prometheus and Atlas)

Prometheus and the Ocean Nymphs (engraving)
2808055 Prometheus and the Ocean Nymphs (engraving) by Muller, Eduard (1823-76); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prometheus and the Ocean Nymphs.); © Look and Learn

Prometheus creates man from clay and Athena (Minerva) gives him life (chromolitho)
968393 Prometheus creates man from clay and Athena (Minerva) gives him life (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Prometheus and Zeus (Jupiter) battling the Titans (chromolitho)
968394 Prometheus and Zeus (Jupiter) battling the Titans (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prometheus and Zeus (Jupiter) battling the Titans

Prometheus teaching man how to use fire (chromolitho)
968391 Prometheus teaching man how to use fire (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prometheus teaching man how to use fire)

Prometheus (engraving)
5228698 Prometheus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prometheus. Illustration for The Illustrated Byron (Henry Vizetelly, 1854)

Prometheus creating man from clay (colour litho)
6000266 Prometheus creating man from clay (colour litho) by Scheiner, Artus (1863-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prometheus creating man from clay)

Eagle devouring the liver of Prometheus, chained to a rock by Zeus in punishment for stealing fire from the gods
6000264 Eagle devouring the liver of Prometheus, chained to a rock by Zeus in punishment for stealing fire from the gods and giving it to humanity (colour litho) by Scheiner

The International Exhibition (engraving)
1587723 The International Exhibition (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The International Exhibition)

Prometheus stealing fire from the Gods (chromolitho)
968392 Prometheus stealing fire from the Gods (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prometheus stealing fire from the Gods)

Flaming Torch from Promethee Enchaine by Aeschylus, pub. 1941 (pochoir print)
3474143 Flaming Torch from Promethee EnchaAneby Aeschylus, pub. 1941 (pochoir print) by Schmied, Francois-Louis (1873-1941); The Stapleton Collection; Swiss, out of copyright

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"Unleashing the Flame of Knowledge: The Mythical Tale of Prometheus" In the heart of New York City's Rockefeller Center stands a magnificent statue, depicting none other than Prometheus himself. This iconic figure from Greek mythology has captivated minds for centuries with his audacious act of stealing fire from the gods and gifting it to humanity. Prometheus, often associated with Count of St Germain, a French alchemist known for his pursuit of eternal life, symbolizes mankind's relentless quest for progress and enlightenment. Just like this enigmatic alchemist sought to unlock the secrets of immortality, Prometheus carried fire as a beacon illuminating our path towards knowledge and innovation. The myth tells us that after bestowing fire upon humankind, Zeus punished Prometheus by chaining him to a rock on Mount Caucasus. However, even in his torment, he found solace in the company of ocean nymphs who offered him comfort amidst his suffering. But hope was not lost for Prometheus; Hercules eventually came to his rescue and released him from his chains. This triumphant moment is captured beautifully in chromolitho prints where we witness Hercules liberating this defiant titan. Hermes also played an essential role in this tale as depicted in pochoir prints inspired by Aeschylus' play "Promethee Enchaine. " Hermes acted as an intermediary between gods and mortals - delivering messages and guiding humanity towards progress. Beyond New York City's borders lies Prague's Blue and Red Prometheus statue - a testament to how far-reaching this myth has become. It serves as a reminder that regardless of geographical boundaries or time periods, human beings have always been driven by curiosity and ambition. From Buckingham Palace's Promethean sculptures standing alongside the Victoria Memorial to bone china vases adorned with scenes depicting Prometheus shaping mankind – these artistic representations celebrate our insatiable desire for growth and self-improvement.