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Hendrick Goltzius
The Emperor Commodus as Herculescirca 1592; published 1617

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Engraving of a full-length classical sculpture of a muscular, bearded nude male figure holding a lion skin and two small infant figures, standing on an inscribed plinth

Hendrick Goltzius, The Emperor Commodus as Hercules, circa 1592; published 1617, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Hendrick Goltzius
Northern Netherlands, 1558-1617
Title
The Emperor Commodus as Hercules
Place Made
Holland
Date Made
circa 1592; published 1617
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 18 1/8 × 13 1/4 in. (46.04 × 33.66 cm) Image: 16 1/8 × 11 3/4 in. (40.96 × 29.85 cm)
Credit Line
Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest
Accession Number
M.88.91.289
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.
  • Strauss, Walter L. Hendrik Goltzius: The Complete Engravings and Woodcuts. Abaris Books: New York, 1977.
  • Hollstein, F. W. H. Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings, and Woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Amsterdam: M. Hertzberger, 1949.