\paperw19995 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 The mythological subject of this painting is pared down to its essential elements and centers on the figures of the two prot
agonists. Under the amused gaze of Mercury, the god Vulcan is chaining Prometheus as a punishment for having stolen fire from the gods and given it to humanity. The cunning distribution of light used to create highly suggestive effects reveals the arti
stÆs links with a culture based on a Caravaggio style.\par