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Woodcut of a muscular man grasping the horns of a bull, with another bull's head and tree branches in the background.

The Labors of Hercules: Hercules Capture of the Cretan Bull

A woodcut in dark ink shows a muscular, bare-bodied man with curly hair gripping the horns of a bull, while a second bull's head and a leafy tree fill the background. Dense hatched lines model the animals' bodies and the foliage, in a composition that follows the labor of Hercules capturing the Cretan bull.

Artist
Gabriel Salmon
Date
c. 1528
Medium
Woodcut on paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2423 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1533).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Potter Palmer Collection Fund

Español: Hércules capturando al toro de Creta, de Los trabajos de Hércules

Un grabado en madera con tinta oscura muestra a un hombre musculoso, con el torso desnudo y cabello rizado, sujetando los cuernos de un toro, mientras la cabeza de otro toro y un árbol frondoso llenan el fondo. Las líneas densas y paralelas modelan los cuerpos de los animales y el follaje, en una composición que recrea el trabajo de Hércules para capturar al toro de Creta.

Português: Hércules capturando o touro de Creta, de Os trabalhos de Hércules

Uma xilogravura em tinta escura mostra um homem musculoso, de torso nu e cabelos encaracolados, segurando os chifres de um touro, enquanto a cabeça de outro touro e um tronco de árvore preenchem o fundo. Linhas densas e hachuras modelam os corpos dos animais e a folhagem, em uma composição que retrata o trabalho de Hércules ao capturar o touro de Creta.

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