Prometheus stands next to the human figure he himself created out of ooze and gives him fire in the form of a torch. Around the two men various animals (elephant, lion, monkey, dog, cow, etc.). Below the depiction two times two lines of Latin text. This print is part of a series of 52 prints depicting stories from Ovid's Metamorphoses. This series is divided into three numbered series: two of 20 prints and one of 12 prints. This print belongs to the first series., Prometheus gives man the fire Ovid's Metamorphoses (series title), print maker: Hendrick Goltzius, (workshop of), Hendrick Goltzius

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Photo credit: © Penta Springs / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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