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The Great Hercules
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The Great Hercules

Hendrick Goltzius · 1589 · engraving; paper

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

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Hercules with lion skin on his back and large club over his right shoulder, full-length, exaggeratedly muscular, standing wide-legged in a landscape with references to his deeds. The Latin inscription has been cut from the print, but some letters are still partially visible.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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Credit lineDe grote Hercules. 1589. Hendrick Goltzius. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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