id:			148337
accession number:	1975.60
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1975.60
updated:		2023-04-05 11:07:29.151000

Hercules and Cacus, 1588. Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558–1617). Chiaroscuro woodcut (in black, green, and yellow); sheet: 42.8 x 33.9 cm (16 7/8 x 13 3/8 in.); image: 41 x 33.2 cm (16 1/8 x 13 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1975.60

title:				Hercules and Cacus
title in original language:	
series:				
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creation date:			1588
creation date earliest:		1588
creation date latest:		1588
current location:		
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Netherlands, 16th century
technique:	chiaroscuro woodcut (in black, green, and yellow)
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Chiaroscuro
type:		Print
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catalogue raisonne: Hollstein 373 (VIII.122)

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CREATORS

* Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558–1617)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 42.8 x 33.9 cm (16 7/8 x 13 3/8 in.); Image: 41 x 33.2 cm (16 1/8 x 13 1/16 in.)
state of the work:	IV/IV
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support materials:

	description:	cream(3) laid paper
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	center left, in block (green): A°88 HG[in monogram]oltzius Inve.[sidesways] ; across bottom, letterpress: Ghedruckt t'Amsterdam by Willem Ianffen in de vergulde Sonnewyser. ;  lower right, in graphite: 6 ;  VERSO, upper left, in graphite: 4 ; by Joseph-Marius Agassis, lower right, in pen and purple ink: [monogram, Lugt 69]
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	remark:		

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Printing in Color
	opening date:   1985-09-10T04:00:00
	<i>Printing in Color</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 10-November 17, 1985).

	title:		Mannerism: Italian, French, and Netherlandish Prints, 1520-1620
	opening date:   1997-08-03T00:00:00
	<i>Mannerism: Italian, French, and Netherlandish Prints, 1520-1620</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 3-October 26, 1997).

	title:		Gods and Heroes: Ancient Legends in Renaissance Art
	opening date:   2017-08-26T04:00:00
	<i>Gods and Heroes: Ancient Legends in Renaissance Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 26-December 31, 2017).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Joseph-Marius Agassis (1811-1889), Lyons, script (Lugt 69), verso, lower right, in pen and purple ink. purchased from (David Tunick, Inc.)
	date: 
	footnotes: 	
	citations: 	


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wall description:
This chiaroscuro woodcut portrays Hercules’s heroic battle against Cacus, a murderous, flame-breathing giant. Cacus has fallen onto the bones of his victims. As a last defense, he blows fire at Hercules, who heaves his club overhead to strike a deadly blow. Goltzius portrayed the lead-up to the fight in the background, where Hercules rolls away a boulder at the cavern’s entrance, setting free a small herd of cows that Cacus had stolen. The vivid color combination of yellow and olive green helps energize this dramatic moment.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 153
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n173

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IMAGES

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