Prometheus Strangling the Vulture
1943, cast 1953 by Jacques Lipchitz
Description
As the Nazis threatened Europe, Lipchitz’s work moved toward allegory. Prometheus refers to the mythical hero who gave humans the liberating gift of fire. As punishment, the gods condemned him to be eaten forever by a bird of prey. But in Lipchitz’s version, Prometheus is subduing the terrible bird — an optimistic prediction of human victory over evil.
Details
2600 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
Philadelphia Museum of Art's East Terrace steps, facing the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Website
Neighborhood: Benjamin Franklin Parkway / Logan Square
Related Tags
In the neighborhood
-
Accommodations
-
Four Seasons Philadelphia
1 Logan Square
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 963-1500
Website - Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel
- Best Western Center City Hotel
- Crowne Plaza Philadelphia Downtown
- The Windsor Suites Philadelphia
- Le Méridien Philadelphia
- Embassy Suites Philadelphia – Center City
- View more hotels
-
-
Museums & Attractions
-
Aero Memorial
N 19th Street at Logan Square Logan Square Philadelphia, PA 19103
- The Comcast Center
- Three-Way Piece Number 1: Points
- CSI: The Experience at the Franklin Institute
- Campus Philly College Day
- Emergence of a Modern Metropolis Walking Tour
- Kopernik
- The Comcast Experience HD Video Wall – Comcast Center
- CityPASS Philadelphia
- Zoe Strauss: Ten Years
at the Philadelphia Museum of Art - View more attractions
-
-
Restaurants & Dining
-
The Comcast Experience HD Video Wall – Comcast Center
1701 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103 - View more attractions
-
Book online
Powered by TravelocityHotels
Flights
Car
Tix
Find us on Facebook
The Comcast Center
Terror Behind the Walls
Table 31
Hotel Palomar Philadelphia
Johnny Brenda’s
Merriam Theater
Lights of Liberty
Nockamixon State Park
Feria del Barrio
Philadelphia Phillies
