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Hercules with Club and Lion's Skin
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Hercules with Club and Lion's Skin

Jacob Binck · 1530 · engraving; paper

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

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Hercules as the embodiment of strength and courage with his attributes the club and the lion's skin. Reference is made to his powerful male body, a beloved theme among ancient poets, in the inscription HERCVLIS HEC EORMA EST GRAIIS CELEBRATA POETIS.

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Credit lineHercules met knots en huid van een leeuw. 1530. Jacob Binck. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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