Peter Paul Rubens (1547 - 1640) & Frans Snyders (1579 - 1657) -painted the eagle Begun c. 1611 -1612, completed 1618 When I walked into the Philadelphia Museum of Art for my first time I could not wait to start looking at the artworks of brilliant artist of the past and present. I took my time on my first visit looking at as much as I could. Prometheus Bound by Peter Paul Ruben and Frans Synders, is one of the painting that …showed first 75 words of 1135 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1135 total…to see Ruben’s painting I was drawn to the distress of the man in the painting. I felt pity and sadness and the thought of a giant bird devouring me made me cringe. The painting itself made me interested even before I knew its symbolism. The painting’s pure realistic and graphic content drew me to it. Then when I realized its narrative content I knew this was the perfect subject for my paper.