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Engraving of a nude, bearded Hercules holding a lyre, with a reclining figure, pipes, flowering plants and Latin verses on ivory paper.

Hercules, plate 16 from Parnassus Biceps

Engraving in black ink on ivory laid paper showing the nude, bearded Hercules Musagetes standing with a lyre, his lion skin draped behind him. A reclining figure with hairy legs and pipes, and a flowering plant, fill the left, with Latin verses printed above and below.

Artist
Robert Boissard
Date
1601
Medium
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2549 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1601).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, The Wallace L. DeWolf and Joseph Brooks Fair Collections

Español: Hércules, lámina 16 de Parnassus Biceps

Grabado en tinta negra sobre papel vergé color marfil que muestra a Hércules Musagetes desnudo y barbado, de pie con una lira y la piel de león detrás de él. Una figura reclinada con piernas peludas y flautas, junto a una planta con flores, ocupa la izquierda, con versos latinos impresos arriba y abajo.

Português: Hércules, prancha 16 de Parnassus Biceps

Gravura em tinta preta sobre papel vergê cor de marfim que mostra Hércules Musagetes nu e barbado, em pé com uma lira e a pele de leão atrás dele. Uma figura reclinada de pernas peludas e flautas, junto a uma planta com flores, ocupa a esquerda, com versos latinos impressos acima e abaixo.

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