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Prometheus chain'd Strengh: Bind Them Around his Hands with All Thy Force
Title: Prometheus chain'd
Strengh: Bind Them Around his Hands with All Thy Force
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An insane man (Tom Rakewell) sits on the floor manically grasping at his head, his lover (Sarah Young) cries at the spectacle whilst two attendants attach chains to his legs; they are surrounded by other lunatics at Bethlem hospital, London. Engraving by
An insane man (Tom Rakewell) sits on the floor manically grasping at his head, his lover (Sarah Young) cries at the spectacle whilst two attendants attach chains to his legs; they are surrounded by other lunatics at Bethlem hospital, London. Engraving by
Lettering: Madness, thou chaos of ye brain ... Invented & c by Wm. Hogarth. Lettering continues: "What art? That pleasure givst, and pain? Tyranny of fancy's reign! Mechanic fancy;...
Waistcoat panels embroidered in coloured silks in chain stitch on cream silk satin, design depicting gardeners pushing wheelbarrows filled with turnips and other gardening implements (barrels, ladders, watering cans, rakes), a bird perched on a post. Smal
Waistcoat panels embroidered in coloured silks in chain stitch on cream silk satin, design depicting gardeners pushing wheelbarrows filled with turnips and other gardening implements (barrels, ladders, watering cans, rakes), a bird perched on a post. Smal
Waistcoat panels embroidered in coloured silks in chain stitch on cream silk satin, design depicting gardeners pushing wheelbarrows filled with turnips and other gardening implemen...
Necklace with a cylinder seal pendant, gold with loop-in-loop chain, filigree and granulation, carnelian engraved with a female figure and a bird, Ancient Greece, about 300 BC. Gold necklace with a loop-in-loop chain, filigree decoration and granulation.
Necklace with a cylinder seal pendant, gold with loop-in-loop chain, filigree and granulation, carnelian engraved with a female figure and a bird, Ancient Greece, about 300 BC. Gold necklace with a loop-in-loop chain, filigree decoration and granulation.
Necklace with a cylinder seal pendant, gold with loop-in-loop chain, filigree and granulation, carnelian engraved with a female figure and a bird, Ancient Greece, about 300 BC. Gol...
Prometheus Being Chained by Vulcan
Prometheus Being Chained by Vulcan
Prometheus stole fire from the gods and gave it to mankind. As punishment, Vulcan chained him to a rock, where an eagle pecked out his liver causing him excruciating pain. Here we ...
Neck Amphora (storage jar): Herakles and Erymanthian Boar; Warrior Farewell Scene
Neck Amphora (storage jar): Herakles and Erymanthian Boar; Warrior Farewell Scene
On one side: Herakles capturing the Erymanthian boar. The Erymanthian boar was a monster which plagued the central Peloponnese around Mt. Erymanthos, and it was one of Herakles’ la...
Signal of Distress
Signal of Distress
In December 1890Winslow Homer wrote to his brother Charles, “I have got a fine picture called The Distress Signal a scene in mid ocean.” The painter was referring to the work in th...
Christ with the Cross
Christ with the Cross
Christ holding the cross was a motif that El Greco derived from the narrative of Christ’s Passion, creating an isolated image that seems to have been extremely popular with his cli...
A Ruler Pays Tribute to the Hindu Monkey God Hanuman
A Ruler Pays Tribute to the Hindu Monkey God Hanuman
On the left stands a ruler, his status signified by his large stature, turban and its ornaments, as well as the yellow halo. He has a thin mustache that curves upward and a distinc...