Black-and-white photo of a painted scene: a frightened nude woman looks up beside a bearded man in a cloak holding a curved object, with a column behind them.

Hercules and Hesione

A seated nude woman with a bare breast turns her face upward in alarm beside a bearded man in a heavy cloak who grips a large curved object. A tall column and shadowed background frame the dramatic scene, a black-and-white reproduction of an oil painting with strong chiaroscuro.

Artist: Bartolomeo Salvestrini
Date: c. 1630
Medium: Oil on canvas
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 2091 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1640).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Silvio Del Chicca

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