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Hercules and Cacus
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Hercules and Cacus

Hendrick Goltzius · 1588 · chiaroscuro woodcut; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Hercules raises a large club to strike Cacus, lying on the ground in his cave. This scene is barely visible, as this is a print of only the tone block on the reverse side of a full version of the print (line block and tone block).

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Credit lineHercules en Cacus. 1588. Hendrick Goltzius. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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