Spandrel with Rape of Orytheia, Flanked by Hercules and Omphale
A pen and brown ink drawing with brown wash shows an oval medallion framed by carved scrollwork. Inside, a winged figure carries a struggling woman through the air, while a bearded, muscular man on the left and a nude figure with a club on the right flank the oval.
- Artist
- Ciro Ferri
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk, on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 2571 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1689).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
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