Myth, Culture, and the Eternal Figure
Atlas and Prometheus
“Atlas and Prometheus” Date unknown
Peter Paul Rubens“Prometheus Bound” 1612
Heinrich Fueger“Prometheus Bringing Fire to Humanity”1817
Paul ManshipPrometheus Stealing Fire 1932
Zlitan Mosaic depicting Gladiators c. AD 200 Lybia
Gerome “Pollice Verso” 1872 at the Phoenix Art Museum
Detail of Gerome “Pollice Verso”
Phillip Guston “Gladiators” 1940
Alexandros of Antioch“Venus de Milo” 130-100 BC
Constantine Brancusi “Sleeping Muse” 1909
Nathan Oliveira, “Standing Figure,”
1970, Oil on canvas,
78 x 60in