Hercules Killing Cacus

1588

Hendrik Goltzius

Associated Names
Hendrick Goltzius

Artist, Dutch, 1558 - 1617

This is a drawing of a mythological scene. The image shows a figure lifting another figure off the ground in a chaotic environment. The scene is detailed with muscular tension and motion in their forms. The background has swirling linework, adding movement and energy. Elements like skeletal remains, vapors, and figures engaged in conflict are present.

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Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1984

  • Master Prints from Washington Private Collections, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994, no. 11.

1994

  • A Discerning Eye: Prints and Drawings Given by Ruth B. Benedict, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994, no. 7.

1998

  • A Collector's Cabinet, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1998, no. 71.

2000

  • The Fantastic in Renaissance Prints and Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2000.

Bibliography

1921

  • Hirschmann, Otto. Verzeichnis des graphischen Werks von Hendrick Goltzius (1558-1617) mit Benutzung der durch E.W. Moest hinterlassenen Notizen zusammengestellt. Leipzig: Verlag von Klinkhardt und Biermann, 1921. Reprint. Braunschweig: Klinkhardt &Bie

1977

  • Strauss, Walter L. Hendrik Goltzius 1558-1617: The Complete Engravings and Woodcuts. 2 vols. New York: Abaris, 1977.

1991

  • Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1991: p.38.

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-: no. 304, i(h)/iii.

1994

  • A Discerning Eye: Prints and Drawings Given by Ruth B. Benedict. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: no. 7.

1998

  • Wheelock, Arthur K., Jr. A Collector's Cabinet. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1998: no. 71.

Inscriptions

center left in plate: A* 88 HGoltzius. Inue.; lower right in brown ink: 16; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: tres rare G. 221 / an. 88 H. toten Kakus

Wikidata ID

Q74888498

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