
The Release of Prometheus
Max Klinger (d. 1920)
late 19th–early 20th century · Pen and black ink on buff stock
Cleared · Public Domain
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236 ms. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Collection API (Open Access)
427 ms. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access API
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The Release of Prometheus
Max Klinger (d. 1920)
late 19th–early 20th century · Pen and black ink on buff stock
Cleared · Public Domain
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Hermes Ordering Calypso to Release Odysseus
Gerard de Lairesse (d. 1711)
c. 1670 · Painting, oil on canvas
Cleared · CC0
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Crossbow Release Mechanism
Unrecorded maker
206 BCE–220 CE · Bronze
In copyright
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Fight Between a Tiger and a Buffalo
Henri Rousseau (d. 1910)
1908 · Painting, oil on fabric
Cleared · CC0
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Alexander the Great seated on a throne, ordering the release of Timoclea from her chains
Georg Friedrich Schmidt (d. 1775)
1769 · Etching and engraving
In copyright
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Mercury Orders Calypso to Allow Ulysses Depart
Gerard de Lairesse (d. 1711)
c. 1670 · Print, etching
Cleared · CC0
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Suruku koun (hyena) mask
Malinke numu (blacksmith)
19th–mid-20th century · Wood
In copyright
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Battle of the Nudes
Antonio del Pollaiuolo (d. 1498)
1470s–80s · Print, engraving
Cleared · CC0
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Points of Release
Tod Wizon (d. 9999)
1983 · Acrylic on canvas
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
[Press Release for "Interesting", Nature Morte, New York City]
Louise Lawler (d. 9999)
April 1985 · Press release
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Release
Rose B. Simpson (d. 9999)
2022 · Clay, steel, twine and grout
In copyright
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