Prometheus geketend
Anthonie van den Bos
1778 - 1838
Medium
etching
Dimensions
115; 90
About this artwork
verzamelaarsmerk, verso, gestempeld: Lugt 2228
Art Historical Context
**Prometheus Geketend (Prometheus Bound)** *Anthonie van den Bos, etching, c. 1778–1838, 115 × 90 mm* This intimate etching by Dutch artist Anthonie van den Bos captures the timeless myth of Prometheus, the Titan who defied Zeus by stealing fire for humanity and was punished by being chained to a rock, his liver devoured daily by an eagle. Rendered in van den Bos's precise etching technique—where acid bites into a wax-grounded copper plate to create fine, expressive lines—the small-scale work evokes the dramatic torment and heroic endurance central to classical mythology. Dating to the arti...