Hercules, red chalk drawing of a muscular nude man
A muscular male nude turns toward the left in red chalk with brush wash on browned paper, his torso and arms rendered in sanguine strokes. Torn edges, faded tone, and a faint inscription along the lower margin frame a standing figure beside a draped leg.
- Artist
- Unknown Italian
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- Red chalk, with brush and red chalk wash, on brown laid paper, laid down on cream laminate board
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 1901 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1799).
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