Analysis Of Prometheus Bound

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The tragic story behind the world’s renowned Prometheus Bound provided themes and inspirations to the art world. Lots of paintings and sculptures were made to provide symbolism and realistic expressions on human strivings and dangers of consequences. Prometheus Bound was an embodiment of survival, punishment and everlasting agony.
Prometheus was a titan god who was punished for his transgression of giving the sacred fire of Olympus to the rotten mankind. He was punished by Zeus, bounded him into a rock. Whereas, eagles, symbol of Zeus, flocked him every day feeding on his liver which then grows back again for the next day. Prometheus was immortal, making the punishment and eternal agony and tragedy for him. (Morris, 1991, p. 203)
In the present generation, Prometheus is considered as “champion of mankind” (Hansen, 2005, p. 48) for his kindness of sharing the holy fire to the people making way for start of civilization and survival. These very concept of Prometheus Bound reap thousands of arts to depict and tell the story of such event. These constantly remind people the greatest irony of providing kindness in exchange of eternal torment, a sophisticated tapestry woven for lesson and learning.
Two masterpieces of Prometheus Bound art work will be the topic for analysis and comparison of this article. Famous artists: Adam Nicolas Sebastien and Theodoor Rambouts, gave birth to the world renowned art “Prometheus Bound” (Rosenmeyer, 1982, p. 270). Each of the sculptors has each own unique touch of their art influenced by the time and era they live when they made the masterpiece. These two different artists have made the same art work but the expression, theme and the story the model portrays are very much different from...

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... Prometheus bound shows Caravaggio influence which was famous during the 16th century.
Both arts were made in different time periods, and yet, these two masterpieces told one definite story: the irony of kindness and its dangerous consequences. These two artworks are very different in style and perspective but these made the same influence over generations, telling and reminding the story of Prometheus and his sacrifice of agony and torment in his love for mankind.
Conclusion
Looking into these two artworks, one will be able to learn the concept of arts, its inspiration and influence to people. Prometheus Bound depicted differently by two different individuals and shared the same emotion, story and beauty. These two are very different in almost all aspects but the intention, lesson and story that the artists wanted to portray was very evident and realistically said.

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