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Engraving of a muscular nude man carrying a large column on his shoulder in a courtyard, with arcades, a domed building and a castle behind him.

Hercules with the Pillars of Hercules

An engraving shows the muscular nude figure of Hercules carrying a massive column on his shoulder across a courtyard. Behind him stand an arcaded loggia, a round domed building, and a turreted castle, with a Latin inscription across the top.

Artist
Hans Sebald Beham
Date
1542–48
Medium
Engraving on off-white laid paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
2795 × 1954 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1548).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Español: Hércules con la columna, grabado de Hans Sebald Beham

Un grabado muestra la musculosa figura desnuda de Hércules cargando una gran columna sobre el hombro a través de un patio. Detrás de él se ven una galería con arcos, un edificio redondo con cúpula y un castillo con torres, y en la parte superior corre una inscripción en latín.

Português: Hércules com a coluna, gravura de Hans Sebald Beham

Uma gravura mostra a figura nua e musculosa de Hércules carregando uma grande coluna sobre o ombro através de um pátio. Atrás dele aparecem uma galeria com arcos, um edifício redondo com cúpula e um castelo com torres, e no alto há uma inscrição em latim.

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