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A sculpture in Newburyport, MA by Connecticut artist Gilbert Boro. This 700 - 800 pound stone appears to be floating in the air, only held in place by the chains.
Prometheus slips and rips his breech cloth on the crag at the top of the world, not having listened to Wisdom (over the door). 30 Rockefeller Center, New York City. [DSCN2139a]
Movie posters re imagined as book covers. Limited to Google images, free or stock Windows typefaces and an Adobe Illustrator trial (no Photoshop).
Prometheus
White marble sarcophagus
The scene on the sarcophagus depicts the creation of humankind by Prometheus.
Numerous deities are included in the scene.
Puteoli, from the mausoleum known as the mausoleum of Prometheus
Early 4th century AD
The Campania in the Roman era exhibition recently opened on the ground floor opposite the impressive Farnese collection. The 20 rooms are filled with sculptures and paintings from the 2nd century BC to the 3rd century that decorated public buildings in Naples and southern Italy (including some from Pompeii and Herculaneum).
→ See also Visit the National Museum of Archaeology in Naples for more on one of the finest collections of antiquities in the world, including the marvelous Farnese sculptures (including Hercules at Rest and the Farnese Toro) and the best artworks, mosaics, as well as frescoes from the excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.