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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

Hendrick Goltzius, Hercules Killing Cacus, 1588, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Eric Goldman and the Prints and Drawings Deaccession Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

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.