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Hercules killing Cacus with a blow of his club - Haarlem School, late 16th century

Offered by Jan Muller

Hercules killing Cacus with a blow of his club - Haarlem School, late 16th century - Paintings & Drawings Style

Ref : 92977

7 500 €

Period :: <= 16th century
Provenance :: Haarlem school
Medium :: Oil on panel
Dimensions :: l. 16.14 inch X H. 20.87 inch

Paintings & Drawings - Hercules killing Cacus with a blow of his club - Haarlem School, late 16th century

Jan Muller

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Hercules killing Cacus with a blow of his club - Haarlem School, late 16th century

Oil on panel

The present composition is characteristic of the Haarlem mannerism because of the fluted musculature of the figures. It stems from an image invented by his undoubtedly most influential representative, Hendrick Goltzius ’(1558–1617).
The monumental figure of Hercules with his club, divides the picture in two halves, as well as the modeling the light and shadow and the two vanishing points are directly from Goltzius' Chiaroscuro woodcut: "Hercules and Cacus from 1588 (a nice print is in Art Institute of Chicago, Inv.No. 1930.795)."

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