Farnese Hercules c1592 by Hendrick Goltzius (1558–1617) Dutch Engraver & Painter“The Farnese Her
Farnese Hercules c1592 by Hendrick Goltzius (1558–1617) Dutch Engraver & Painter“The Farnese Hercules shows to excellent advantage the virtuosic technique that Goltzius had developed, in which the swelling and tapering line pioneered by Cornelis Cort [Cornelis van Haarlem (1562–1638) Dutch Painter] is exaggerated to the point that it becomes a focus of interest in itself. As the line winds around the forms, expanding and contracting, it gives great sculptural force to the curves and bulges of the hero’s body.”Source: https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/17.37.59/ -- source link
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