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Thomas de Leu
Prometheuscirca 1609

Not on view
Engraving of a dramatic mythological scene with two large reclining male nudes amid swirling waves, a towering column of fire and smoke, and a winged figure carrying a rider through the sky above a distant landscape

Thomas de Leu, Antoine Caron, Prometheus, circa 1609, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Kate Ganz in honor of Leo Steinberg, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Thomas de Leu
France, Paris, circa 1555-1612
After
Antoine Caron
Title
Prometheus
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1609
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 9 3/4 × 7 7/8 in. (24.77 × 20 cm) Image: 9 1/2 × 7 5/8 in. (24.13 × 19.37 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Kate Ganz in honor of Leo Steinberg
Accession Number
M.2001.35
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Kate Ganz Limited: Old Master Prints. An Exhibition of Old Master Prints at the London Original Print Fair, The Royal Academy of Arts, 21st-23rd June 1985. London: Kate Ganz Limited. Catalogue Number 5, 1985.