''Prometheus Unbound'' is an
oil-on-canvas painting by the Danish painter
Carl Bloch
Carl Heinrich Bloch (; 23 May 1834 – 22 February 1890) was a Danish painter.
Early life and education
Bloch was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, and studied there at the Royal Danish Academy of Art (''Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi'') un ...
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It was painted in 1864, having been commissioned by the
King of Greece
The Kingdom of Greece was ruled by the House of Wittelsbach from 1832 to 1862 and by the House of Glücksburg from 1863 to 1924 and, after being temporarily abolished in favor of the Second Hellenic Republic, again from 1935 to 1973, when it ...
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References
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1864 paintings
Lost paintings
Oil on canvas paintings
Paintings by Carl Bloch
Paintings of Greek gods
Prometheus