The Myth of Prometheus (Piero di Cosimo)

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The Myth of Prometheus
Piero di Cosimo, 1515
Oil on panel
Alte Pinakothek, Munich

The Myth of Prometheus is a 1515 oil painting by the Italian Renaissance painter Piero di Cosimo. It is currently housed in the Alte Pinakothek of Munich.

Prometheus in Greek mythology is the son of Iapetus, a Titan. He created the first man from clay, stole fire from the gods to give to mankind, and was punished by Zeus, the father of the gods, by being chained to a rock where an eagle came everyday to feed on his liver. According to Ovid, whose work inspired much of the mythological episodes painted by Piero, Prometheus made the figure of a man from clay in the image of the gods. He is shown before a life-size statue which stands on a pedestal.

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