Discuss the style and result of the collaboration between Peter Paul Rubens and Frans Snyders in Prometheus Bound
What will be an ideal response?
Essay responses should include these points:
The talons of the eagle are digging into the struggling hero's chest.
Prometheus is laid on a diagonal and contorts his body, highlighting the struggle.
Using workshop assistants was standard practice among major artists, but Rubens was particularly efficient and created something close to a painting factory.
Snyders painted the eagle because he was a specialist in painting animals and flowers.
Rubens added a 17½-inch strip of canvas to the left side of the painting to provide a more expansive space for the dramatic action.
The dramatic lighting, dynamic composition, energetic brushwork was typical of Rubens and the tight, detailed technique of the eagle is typical of Snyders.
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