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The Release of Prometheus — Max Klinger. The Release of Prometheus, late 19th–early 20th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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AT-00018669

The Release of Prometheus

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Artist: Max Klinger (German, Leipzig 1857–1920 Großjena)
Date: late 19th–early 20th century
Medium: Pen and black ink on buff stock
Dimensions: 3 x 8 3/16 in. (7.6 x 20.8 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Gift of Robert L. Isaacson, 1979
Accession no.: 1979.674.8

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