Prometheus
Prometheus

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Prometheus

Salvator Rosa, 1615–1673; born Naples, Italy; died Rome, Italy
PP406

Information

Title
Prometheus
Maker
Salvator Rosa
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
101.3 × 85.5 cm (39 7/8 × 33 11/16 in.) frame: 128.6 × 112.4 × 6.3 cm (50 5/8 × 44 1/4 × 2 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Princeton University, gift of Thomas Shields Clarke, Class of 1882
Object Number
PP406
Inscription
On stretcher: Salvator ro[f]a
Culture
American
Type
oil paintings, paintings
Materials
oil paint, canvas
Subject
deities, men, mythology, figures (representations)

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