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Black and white engraving of Hercules on a rearing horse above a nude slain man, with another rider and horses in a crowded scene.

Hercules and Iole, from The Labors of Hercules

An engraving shows Hercules, bare-chested, on a rearing horse while a nude figure lies slain on the ground below. Two more horses, a spear-wielding rider and a Latin inscription naming Iole and the date 1544 fill the crowded, dynamic scene.

Artist
Hans Sebald Beham
Date
1544
Medium
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1128 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1544).
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, Clarence Buckingham Collection

Español: Hércules e Íole, de Los trabajos de Hércules

Un grabado muestra a Hércules, con el torso desnudo, sobre un caballo encabritado mientras una figura desnuda yace muerta en el suelo. Otros dos caballos, un jinete con lanza y una inscripción latina con el nombre de Íole y la fecha 1544 llenan la escena abarrotada.

Português: Hércules e Íole, de Os trabalhos de Hércules

Uma gravura mostra Hércules, de torso nu, sobre um cavalo empinado, enquanto uma figura nua jaz morta no chão. Outros dois cavalos, um cavaleiro com lança e uma inscrição latina com o nome de Íole e a data 1544 preenchem a cena movimentada.