Vulcan Chaining Prometheus

Vulcan Chaining Prometheus is a 1744 oil on canvas painting by Jean-Charles Frontier, produced as his reception piece for the Académie Royale de peinture.[1] It shows Jupiter (top right with his eagle) ordering the eternal punishment of Prometheus (bottom left), which Vulcan (bottom right) begins.

Vulcan Chaining Prometheus
ArtistJean-Charles Frontier
Year1744
MediumOil painting
Dimensions202 cm × 145 cm (80 in × 57 in)
LocationBeaux-Arts de Paris, Paris

Since 1872 it has been in the collection of the Beaux-Arts de Paris, in Paris.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ (in French) "Louvre entry". 1744.
  2. ^ (in French) "Base Joconde entry".