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Prometheus Being Chained by Vulcan

Dirck van Baburen

1623

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

h 201cm × w 182cm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

canvas; oil paint (paint)

Object Type

painting

Subject Matter

punishment of Prometheus; he is chained to a rock, usually by Vulcan and/or Mercury

Acquisition Method

gift

Acquired

1893

Notes

signatuur en datum, rechtsonder: ‘T.D. Baburen fecit / Anº 1623’

Collection Type

paintings

About Dirck van Baburen

1585–1624 • Dutch Republic

One of the Utrecht Caravaggists, the first artist to introduce the dramatic chiaroscuro of Caravaggio to the Netherlands. Comment on works: Genre; History; Biblical (Caravaggesque)

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