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Black-and-white woodcut of a bearded muscular man reclining on a pyre surrounded by flames and clouds, with bows and arrows scattered below.

The Labors of Hercules: Hercules on the Pyre

A bearded, muscular man reclines on a blazing pyre, draped in cloth, with his arm raised among swirling clouds and flames. Bows, arrows, and a club lie scattered at the base of this black-and-white woodcut, whose bold, dense line work gives the scene its intensity.

Artist
Gabriel Salmon
Date
c. 1528
Medium
Woodcut on paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2496 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 en la pira, de Los trabajos de Hércules

Un hombre barbado y musculoso reposa sobre una pira en llamas, cubierto con una tela, con un brazo levantado entre nubes arremolinadas y fuego. Arcos, flechas y una clava yacen esparcidos en la base de este grabado en madera en blanco y negro, cuyo trazo denso y contundente da intensidad a la escena.

Português: Hércules na pira, de Os Trabalhos de Hércules

Um homem barbudo e musculoso repousa sobre uma pira em chamas, coberto por um tecido, com um braço erguido entre nuvens redemoinhando e fogo. Arcos, flechas e uma clava estão espalhados na base desta xilogravura em preto e branco, cujo traço denso e marcante dá intensidade à cena.

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