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Brown monochrome engraving of a muscular bearded nude man holding a club, standing on a coiled serpent, within an ornate decorative border.

Hercules. Engraving by G. Ghisi after G.B. Bertano.

A muscular nude male figure with a beard stands in a central frame, holding a club over his shoulder, while a serpent-like dragon coils beneath his feet. Dense ornamental borders of scrolls, masks and cartouches surround the scene in a dark brown monochrome print.

Artist
Giovanni Battista Bertani
Date
1500-1599
Medium
Intaglio prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2505 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1599.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Hércules, grabado tras Bertani, siglo XVI

Una figura masculina desnuda, musculosa y barbada, se yergue en un marco central con una maza apoyada en el hombro, mientras una serpiente o dragón se enrolla bajo sus pies. Un denso borde ornamental de volutas, máscaras y cartelas rodea la escena en monocromo marrón.

Português: Hércules, gravura após Bertani, século XVI

Uma figura masculina nua, musculosa e barbada, ergue-se em um quadro central com uma clava apoiada no ombro, enquanto uma serpente ou dragão se enrola sob seus pés. Uma densa moldura ornamental de volutas, máscaras e cartelas cerca a cena em monocromia marrom.

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