How does this artwork elucidate its Subject?
Two versions of the painting with the same title of "The Myth of Prometheus" are known to exist. The Myth of Prometheus (1515) Oil on panel, Alte Pinakothek, is held at Munich. The Munich version depicts a central statue among other activities in the painting.
A second version of The Myth of Prometheus (1515) Oil on panel, Musée des Beaux-Arts, is held in Strasbourg. The Strasbourg version depicts a statue addressed by Prometheus on the left side of the canvas, with other activities depicted elsewhere on the canvas with equal prominence, including a dark bird on the right side of the canvas apparently the symbolic of the eternal torment of Prometheus as recorded in mythological sources.
Oil on panel Musée des Beaux-Arts Strasbourg Prometheus Munich Alte Pinakothek