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Engraving of a muscular bearded male statue holding a club, with a lion skin and a small child figure beside him, on a plinth.

Hercules and Telephos, plate two from Three Famous Antique Sculptures

A standing nude male figure with a full beard, lion skin draped over one shoulder, holds a club and stands beside a small child figure on a tall support. Fine crosshatched engraving shows the statue on a plinth against a dark background, with Latin inscription lines below.

Artist
Hendrick Goltzius
Date
c. 1592, printed c. 1617
Medium
Engraving on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2228 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1622).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth Gott Templeton Endowment

Español: Hércules y Télefo, lámina dos de Tres famosas esculturas antiguas

Una figura masculina desnuda y de pie, con barba espesa y una piel de león sobre un hombro, sostiene un garrote y está junto a una pequeña figura infantil sobre un soporte alto. El grabado de trama cruzada muestra la estatua sobre un pedestal con un fondo oscuro y líneas de inscripción en latín debajo.

Português: Hércules e Télefo, prancha dois de Três famosas esculturas antigas

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