Hercules Killing the Mares of Diomedes
A muscular nude hero stands at center, raising a clenched fist above his head, while a bearded figure reclines at left and a horse's head with bared teeth lies in the foreground. Pen and black ink with brush wash over graphite, on cream paper, with a draped cloth at right.
- Artist
- Henry Fuseli
- Date
- 1800/05
- Medium
- Pen and black ink, with brush and black wash, over graphite, on cream laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 2196 px
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, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection
Español: Hércules matando las yeguas de Diomedes
Un héroe desnudo y musculoso ocupa el centro, levantando un puño sobre la cabeza, mientras un hombre barbado yace a la izquierda y una cabeza de caballo con dientes descubiertos aparece en primer plano. Tinta negra a pluma y aguada sobre grafito, en papel crema, con una tela drapeada a la derecha.
Português: Hércules matando as éguas de Diomedes
Um herói nu e musculoso ocupa o centro, erguendo um punho acima da cabeça, enquanto um homem barbado repousa à esquerda e uma cabeça de cavalo com dentes à mostra aparece em primeiro plano. Tinta preta à pena e aguada sobre grafite, em papel creme, com um tecido drapeado à direita.
