Hercules, Two Satyrs, and a Woman, plate two from The Labors of Hercules

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c. 1528

Gabriel Salmon
French, active 1504-1542

A painter at the court of Lorraine, Gabriel Salmon is best known today for his woodcuts of the mythological labors of Hercules. Salmon emphasized the violent action of this rarely depicted scene with the sweeping lines around the figure of the demigod. The woman reaches toward Hercules’ crotch, while one of the satyrs fondles her breast and the other raises his shield against Hercules’ swinging club. The satyrs’ impending doom is foreshadowed by the already-vanquished figure on the ground.

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Artist: Gabriel Salmon
Title: Hercules, Two Satyrs, and a Woman, plate two from The Labors of Hercules
Place: France (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1523–1533
Medium: Woodcut on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: Image/plate: 19.8 × 14.7 cm (7 13/16 × 5 13/16 in.); Sheet: 25.3 × 17.3 cm (10 × 6 13/16 in.)
Credit Line: Potter Palmer Collection Fund
Reference Number: 1964.153
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