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Statue of Hercules
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
This engraving presents a draughtsman drawing a gigantic statue of the demigod Hercules. Beverland also had a copy of this impressive print in his private collection. However, he did not keep it intact. As he was wont to do with many of his prints, he took a pair of scissors to it. He cut out Hercules' penis and incorporated it in a homemade erotic collage.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineBeeld van Hercules. 1553. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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