Hercules chasing Avarice from the Temple of the Musesca. 1520–27
Ugo da Carpi made this in about 1520–27, aged about 35. It is now at The Met in New York. More about this work
About this work
Ugo da Carpi made this in about 1520–27, aged about 35. It is now at The Met in New York.
How it was made
- Woodcut
- A relief print. The block is cut away around the lines, so the lines stand up to take the ink, and the sheet is pressed onto them.
Ugo da Carpi
Italian, 1480–1532 · Born in Carpi; died in Bologna.
Rights and the museum’s record
Public domain. The Met has dedicated this image to the public domain under CC0, so anyone may copy, adapt and use it, for any purpose, without asking. Our prints and files are reproductions made from the museum’s image; the museum doesn’t endorse them.
- Object number
- 20.24.76
- Credit
- Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Type
- Prints
- Department
- Drawings and Prints
- Licence
- CC0 1.0 Universal
- Museum record
- See it on the museum’s site
