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Collections

Hendrick Goltzius
Hercules Killing Cacus1588

Not on view
Engraving with olive-gold tint depicting a muscular nude bearded man standing with arms raised over a fallen figure, surrounded by rocky cave setting with secondary figures
Artist or Maker
Hendrick Goltzius
Northern Netherlands, 1558-1617
Title
Hercules Killing Cacus
Date Made
1588
Medium
Chiaroscuro woodcut from three blocks (in tan, olive green, and black) with the addition of white heightening
Dimensions
Sheet: 16 1/8 × 13 in. (40.96 × 33.02 cm) Image: 16 1/8 × 13 in. (40.96 × 33.02 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Eric Goldman and the Prints and Drawings Deaccession Fund
Accession Number
M.2006.31
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography

  • "2005-2006 Selected Acquisitions." LACMA Insider 4, no.1 (2006): 4-7.