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Black-and-white woodcut of a bearded muscular man reclining on a pyre surrounded by flames and clouds, with bows and arrows scattered below.

Hercules on the Pyre, from The Labors of Hercules

A bearded, muscular man reclines on a blazing pyre, draped in cloth, with his arm raised among swirling clouds and flames. Bows, arrows, and a club lie scattered at the base of this black-and-white woodcut, whose bold, dense line work gives the scene its intensity.

Artist
Gabriel Salmon
Date
c. 1528
Medium
Woodcut on paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2496 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1533).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Potter Palmer Collection Fund

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