The Labors of Hercules: Capture of the Oxen of Geryon
A muscular nude man, identified in the record as Hercules, strides between two oxen in a dense woodland, one arm reaching toward an ox. Fine parallel hatching and bold contour lines build the figures, trees, and ground in this black-and-white woodcut on paper.
- Artist
- Gabriel Salmon
- Date
- c. 1528
- Medium
- Woodcut on paper
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 843 × 1216 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1533).
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, Potter Palmer Collection Fund