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Engraving in an oval frame: muscular Hercules lifts a globe overhead, flanked by a seated man with a sphere at left and a bearded man with a book at right.

Hercules holds up the world between two philosophers representing astronomy and mathematics. Etching by P. Aquila after G. Rossi after Annibale Carracci.

An oval etching shows a muscular nude Hercules, club at his feet, lifting a large globe onto his shoulders while a bearded figure at left holds a armillary sphere and another seated figure at right rests on a book. Engraved Latin verses appear in the lower margin beneath the scene.

Artist
Annibale Carracci
Date
[1674]
Medium
Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2483 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1674.
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 sosteniendo el mundo entre dos filósofos, grabado

Un grabado en óvalo muestra a un Hércules desnudo y musculoso que levanta un gran globo sobre sus hombros, mientras a la izquierda un hombre barbudo sostiene una esfera armilar y a la derecha otro figura sentada apoya la mano sobre un libro. Versos grabados en latín aparecen en el margen inferior.

Português: Hércules sustentando o mundo entre dois filósofos, gravura

Uma gravura oval mostra um Hércules nu e musculoso erguendo um grande globo sobre os ombros, enquanto à esquerda um homem barbudo segura uma esfera armilar e à direita outra figura sentada apoia-se sobre um livro. Versos gravados em latim aparecem na margem inferior.

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