Medium. Often, as was the case for both of these prints, the image was rendered primarily in a line block, usually in black. Artist: Hendrick Goltzius (Netherlandish, Mühlbracht 1558–1617 Haarlem) Date: 1588. Hercules and Cacus. While he slept Cacus, a fire-breathing monster who terrorized the countryside, stole the cattle, dragging them backward by their tails into his cave. Artists / Makers About this artwork. Dimensions. Samuel H. Kress Collection. As a last defense, he blows fire at Hercules, who heaves his club overhead to strike a deadly blow. Accession Number. Hercules grabbed Cacus and strangled the monster, and was praised throughout the land for his act. gross weight: 42.66 gr (0.094 lb.) Credit Line. Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951. The Hercules and Cacus Episode in Augustan Literature The Hercules and Cacus Episode in Augustan Literature. Eventually losing patience, Hercules leapt into the cave, aiming for the area where the smoke was heaviest. overall (rectangle with arched top): 6.09 × 3.65 cm (2 3/8 × 1 7/16 in.) Cacus attacked Hercules by spewing fire and smoke, while Hercules responded with tree branches and rocks the size of millstones. Otherwise, we will reproduce the above image for you exactly as it is. On one occasion, driving his herd through Latium, the region where Rome would one day be established, Hercules stopped to nap on the bank of the Tiber river. 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. In 1583, a marble statue group with the broken, entwined torsos of two muscular wrestlers was discovered in Rome. Engaging the Homeric Hymn to Hermes in Light of Callimachus’ and Apollonius’ Reception. Sculptors tried to imagine compositions that would complete them, one being the struggle of Hercules and the evil giant Cacus, slain by Hercules after he stole the hero's cattle. Hercules and Cacus, Hendrik Goltzius (Netherlands, Mülbracht [now Bracht-am-Niederrhein], 1558-1617), Holland, 1588, Prints, Chiaroscuro woodcut from three blocks (in white, light blue, and black). Hercules Killing Cacus Date: 1588. Medium: Chiaroscuro woodcut in green/yellow-green. Dimensions: 15 13/16 x 12 15/16 in. Artist: Hendrick Goltzius Dutch, 1558-1617. If you have another image of Hercules and Cacus that you would like the artist to work from, please include it as an attachment. Hercules headed for Cacus in a rage, who fled, terrified, back to his cave and blocked the entrance with a huge rock, set there by his father Hercules. To make a chiaroscuro woodcut, an artist uses a separate woodblock for printing each different color of ink. Ordered without a frame, it will be delivered in protective tube within 21-28 business days. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Even Hercules struggled to move the stone and force an entrance, and after three failed attempts, he instead climbed to the top of the Aventine and ripped the roof off the cave. (40.1 x 32.9 cm) Classification: Prints. Cacus has fallen onto the bones of his victims. Not on View. bronze//Medium brown patina. 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. 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. Start studying Hercules and Cacus. 1957.14.228. The subject fascinated Florentine sculptors after Michelangelo explored it in the early 1500s. Title: Hercules and Cacus. 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