Prometheus Making Man and Animating Him with Fire From Heaven, from Ovid's Metamorphoses (Book 1)

1589·Engraving on ivory laid paper·Plate: 17.7 × 25.4 cm (7 × 10 in.); sheet (approximately): 26 × 33.2 cm (10 1/4 × 13 1/8 in.)

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Year: 1589
Medium: Engraving on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: Plate: 17.7 × 25.4 cm (7 × 10 in.); sheet (approximately): 26 × 33.2 cm (10 1/4 × 13 1/8 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Hendrick Goltzius

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Artist: Hendrick Goltzius
Year: 1589
Medium: Engraving on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: Plate: 17.7 × 25.4 cm (7 × 10 in.); sheet (approximately): 26 × 33.2 cm (10 1/4 × 13 1/8 in.)
Watts ID: WW-1589-130605

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