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Black-and-white woodcut of a muscular nude hero raising a club over a serpent-entwined figure, with a winged figure above and clouds behind.

Hercules Slaying Envy

A muscular nude figure in a woodcut print raises a club with both arms and strikes downward at a small writhing figure entwined with serpents at the bottom. A winged figure floats above, and clouds and rocky ground frame the dramatic, densely hatched black-and-white composition.

Artist
Christoffel Jegher
Date
1633/34
Medium
Woodcut on ivory paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
843 × 1390 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1634).
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, Prints and Drawings Purchase Fund

Español: Hércules matando a la envidia, xilografía de Christoffel Jegher

Una figura musculosa y desnuda en una xilografía levanta un garrote con ambos brazos y lo descarga contra una pequeña figura retorcida, enredada con serpientes, en la parte inferior. Una figura alada flota arriba, y nubes y un suelo rocoso enmarcan la composición dramática, de trazos densos en blanco y negro.

Português: Hércules derrotando a Inveja, xilogravura de Christoffel Jegher

Uma figura musculosa e nua em uma xilogravura ergue uma clava com os dois braços e a desfere para baixo contra uma pequena figura contorcida, enrolada em serpentes, na parte inferior. Uma figura alada flutua acima, e nuvens e um chão rochoso emolduram a composição dramática, de hachuras densas em preto e branco.