Hercules and Cacus
| Title | Hercules and Cacus |
|---|---|
| Artist | Hendrick Goltzius Dutch, 1558–1617 |
| Date | 1588 16th century |
| Medium | Chiaroscuro woodcut from three blocks in yellow and gray-green on paper |
| Classification | |
| Origin | Netherlands Netherlands |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Charles Hack and the Hearn Family Trust Collection, purchased with funds provided by the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial, Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston, anonymous, and Suzanne Searle Dixon endowment funds |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Hercules and Cacus” is a work by Hendrick Goltzius Dutch, 1558–1617, dated 1588. It is executed in chiaroscuro woodcut from three blocks in yellow and gray-green on paper and classified as print. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Recorded origin: Netherlands. Browse more public-domain art from Netherlands.
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Made available through the Art Institute of Chicago open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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