The Great Hercules

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The Great Hercules is a renowned late 16th-century engraving by Dutch artist Hendrick Goltzius, celebrated for its exaggerated muscular anatomy and virtuosic Mannerist style.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf engraving ⓘ
work of art ⓘ
approximateDate late 16th century ⓘ
artisticStyle Mannerist ⓘ
artMovement Mannerism ⓘ
associatedWith Hendrick Goltzius printmaking oeuvre ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Dutch Republic ⓘ
creator Hendrick Goltzius ⓘ
culturalContext Northern Mannerism ⓘ
depicts Hercules ⓘ
mythological hero ⓘ
genre Mannerism ⓘ
hasArtHistoricalSignificance demonstration of anatomical exaggeration in late Renaissance art ⓘ
important example of Northern Mannerist printmaking ⓘ
influencedBy Italian Mannerist art ⓘ
classical mythology ⓘ
languageOfTitle Latin ⓘ
mainSubject Hercules ⓘ
medium ink on paper ⓘ
notableFor Mannerist style ⓘ
exaggerated muscular anatomy ⓘ
virtuosic engraving technique ⓘ
placeOfProduction Haarlem ⓘ
technique engraving ⓘ
timePeriod late 16th century ⓘ
visualCharacteristic dramatic musculature ⓘ
dynamic pose ⓘ
highly detailed line work ⓘ
workType mythological print ⓘ

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Hendrick Goltzius → notableWork → The Great Hercules ⓘ