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Hendrick Goltzius

The Farnesian Hercules

1592
engraving

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

The 3rd-century Farnese Hercules was unearthed in 1546 in the Baths of Caracalla in Rome and was on display in the courtyard of the Farnese Palace by the time Hendrick Goltzius visited the city.

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