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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
Perceiving the princess Iole as a rival, Hercules’s wife Deianeira soaks a shirt in the blood of the centaur Nessus and sends it to her husband. Deianeira believes the blood is a love potion that will secure Hercules’s undying affection, but it is actually poisonous. Here, a servant named Lichas delivers the toxic shirt. Beham was one of several German printmakers referred to today as the “Little Masters.” They established their artistic prowess by engraving remarkably small prints, appealing to collectors fascinated with miniature objects and curiosities.
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The Labors of Hercules: Hercules Defeating the Centaurs
The Labors of Hercules: Hercules Killing the Lernean Hydra
The Labors of Hercules: Hercules Dragging Cerberus from the 
The Labors of Hercules: Hercules Crushing Antaeus
The Labors of Hercules
The Labors of Hercules: Hercules on his Pyre
The Labors of Hercules: Hercules Killing the Giant Cacus
The Labors of Hercules: Hercules Crushing Antaeus
Sebald Beham — Lichas Bringing the Garment of Nessus to Herc
Anonymous — Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Sacrifice to He
Georg Pencz — The Triumph of Fame on Chastity, from The Triu
Antonio Tempesta|Otto van Veen — Plate 26: Cerialis Pardons 
Georg Pencz — The Triumph of Fame on Chastity, from The Triu
Antonio Tempesta — Plate 147: Cipus with his Horns (Cippus r
Agostino Veneziano (Agostino dei Musi)|Baccio Bandinelli — C
Antonio Tempesta|Jacques Callot — Francesco, from Scelta d'A
Giovanni Francesco Venturini|Polidoro da Caravaggio — Soldie
Giorgio Ghisi (Italian, 1520–1582) — The Calumny of Apelles
Master of the Die|Antonio Salamanca|Michiel Coxie (I) — Plat
Giulio Bonasone — Alexander Enthroned