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The Labors of Hercules: Hercules on the Pyre by Gabriel Salmon — VisualArtsDB

The Labors of Hercules: Hercules on the Pyre

The Labors of Hercules: Hercules on the Pyre

1523–1533

Medium: Woodcut on paper
Dimensions: Image/plate: 19.8 × 14.7 cm (7 13/16 × 5 13/16 in.); Sheet: 25.5 × 17.3 cm (10 1/16 × 6 13/16 in.)
Genre: Woodcut
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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