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Pen and brown wash drawing of a cloud-filled apotheosis scene with putti, a seated figure on clouds, and a reclining nude on blue-gray paper.

Apotheosis of Hercules (recto); Sketches of Horse's Head, Horse's Forequarters, and Altarpiece or Ciborium (verso)

A pen and brown ink drawing with brown wash and white highlights on blue-gray paper shows a crowded composition of winged putti, a seated figure raised on clouds, and a reclining female nude in the lower center. Figures spiral around the sheet with loose, energetic strokes, and a muscular male torso appears at the right edge.

Artist
Anton Domenico Gabbiani
Date
n.d.
Medium
Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, heightened with white gouache, over graphite (recto), and black chlalk with pen and ink (verso
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1176 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1726).
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, Gift of Mrs. Leigh B. Block

Español: Apoteosis de Hércules, estudio con figuras entre nubes

Un dibujo a pluma y tinta marrón con aguada marrón y toques de gouache blanco sobre papel gris azulado muestra una composición abarrotada de putti alados, una figura sentada elevada sobre nubes y una mujer desnuda reclinada en el centro inferior. Las figuras giran alrededor de la hoja con trazos sueltos y enérgicos, y un torso masculino musculoso aparece en el borde derecho.

Português: Apoteose de Hércules, estudo com figuras entre nuvens

Um desenho a pena e tinta marrom com aguada marrom e realces de guache branco sobre papel azul-acinzentado mostra uma composição cheia de putti alados, uma figura sentada elevada sobre nuvens e uma mulher nua reclinada no centro inferior. As figuras giram pela folha em traços soltos e enérgicos, e um torso masculino musculoso aparece na borda direita.