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Engraving of nude figures in a wooded landscape: a reclining woman, a man seen from behind, a clothed woman with raised arms, and a small child at right.

Hercules at the Crossroads (The Effects of Jealousy)

An engraving on laid paper shows a nude man seen from behind striding toward a reclining nude woman, while a clothed woman with raised arms stands among trees and a small putto sits at right. Dense hatched lines model the bodies and foliage, with a distant castle and hills receding on the left, in a scene the museum titles Hercules at the Crossroads.

Artist
Albrecht Dürer
Date
before 1500
Medium
Engraving on laid paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
2119 × 3000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1499).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Español: Hércules en la encrucijada (Los efectos de los celos)

Un grabado sobre papel vergé muestra a un hombre desnudo, visto de espaldas, avanzando hacia una mujer desnuda recostada, mientras una mujer vestida con los brazos en alto está de pie entre los árboles y un pequeño putto se sienta a la derecha. Densas líneas cruzadas modelan los cuerpos y el follaje, con un castillo y colinas lejanas a la izquierda, en una escena que el museo titula Hércules en la encrucijada.

Português: Hércules na encruzilhada (Os efeitos do ciúme)

Uma gravura em papel vergê mostra um homem nu, visto de costas, avançando em direção a uma mulher nua reclinada, enquanto uma mulher vestida, com os braços erguidos, está de pé entre as árvores e um pequeno putto se senta à direita. Linhas cruzadas densas modelam os corpos e a folhagem, com um castelo e colinas distantes à esquerda, em uma cena que o museu intitula Hércules na encruzilhada.

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