Tommaso Cazzaniga
Prometheus
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Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- In this state since
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the sculpture
This marble relief showing an elderly naked man seated frontally with legs apart on a low bench, is perhaps by Tommaso Cazzinga (active 1486-99) and was made ca. in 1475-1500 in Milan.
It appears to represent Prometheus who in Greek mythology created man from clay. This act was seen as the pagan precursor to the Christian story. The relief was designed to be inserted into a pilaster on a monument.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- 7452-1861
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Victoria and Albert Museum: the museum's own open data · fetched 10 days ago
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
