Prometheus chained to the rocks of Caucasus, by Cornelis Cort

An image of Prometheus chained to the rocks of Caucasus. Tityus punished in hell. Cort, Cornelis, printmaker (Netherlandish, 1533-1578). After Vecellio, Tiziano (Italian, 1489/90-1576). Engraving, 1566. State I/III. Notes: After the painting for Mary of Hungary, executed 1548-49, now in the Prado, Madrid. One of four paintings (two no longer extant), apparently forming a set of sinners tortured in Hades. The print has been historically described as 'Prometheus'.

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Prometheus chained to the rocks of Caucasus. Tityus punished in hell. Cort, Cornelis, printmaker (Netherlandish, 1533-1578). After Vecellio, Tiziano (Italian, 1489/90-1576). Engraving, 1566. State I/III. Notes: After the painting for Mary of Hungary, executed 1548-49, now in the Prado, Madrid. One of four paintings (two no longer extant), apparently forming a set of sinners tortured in Hades. The print has been historically described as 'Prometheus'.

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Accession Number: P.6372-R
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 844 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 1.19MB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 19/1

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