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Red chalk drawing of a seated muscular nude man holding a club, with a standing woman with long hair and a small putto beside him.

Hercules and Iole, red chalk drawing

A red chalk drawing on tan-toned paper shows a muscular nude man seated at left, holding a club, while a woman with long hair stands at right beside a small putto. A drape hangs behind them, and a tall club leans against the woman's side.

Artist
Annibale Carracci
Date
n.d.
Medium
Red chalk and red chalk wash, heightened with traces of white, on cream laid paper prepared with tan ground
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1826 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1700).
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

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