After the Antique: Sarcophagus Lid with the Labors of Hercules
A long horizontal pen and brown ink drawing on tan paper shows a classical frieze of nude male figures and horses in dynamic action. On the left a rearing horse and a prancing figure dominate, while muscular men press rightward across the strip in a crowded, rhythmic procession.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- Pen and brown ink on tan laid paper
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 371 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1550).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection