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The Labors of Hercules: Hercules on his Pyre, Hans Sebald Beham, 1548, Cleveland Museum of Art: Prints

Driven insane by the shirt soaked in poisonous blood, Hercules builds a funeral pyre to cremate himself alive. He enlists a passing shepherd to light the pyre; Hercules rewards the shepherd with the gift of his weapons. Beham was one of several German printmakers referred to today as the “Little Masters.” They established their artistic prowess by engraving remarkably small prints, appealing to collectors fascinated with miniature objects and curiosities. Medium: engraving

https://clevelandart.org/art/1950.470

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[An icon entitled «Labyrinth of the Spiritual» from New Jerusalem (Russia). XVIII century].

In the center of the icon there is a labyrinth with two exits leading upwards into eternal life and eleven leading downwards into the underworld. In the right corner is the fiery devil's mouth, where the souls of sinners descend as naked bodies. There are also the names of the sins: «fornication», «despondency», «covetousness», «drunkenness», «conceit», «pride», «murder», «wrath», «unmercifulness», «envy», «slander», «gluttony».

Inside the labyrinth, there is an allegory which represents the way of human life. In the center stands Death as a skeleton with a crown. On the right, a human soul is taken by an angel, but near it stands a demon with a detailed list where inscribed all the sins of the deceased. On the background is a depiction of the stairway of life. On the first step is a couple who are very young, on the last step they are almost approaching the end of life. Above their heads is written a number that says they are 90 years old.

Happy whale.

[Frescoes in the gallery of the Resurrection Cathedral in Tutaev. Second half of the XVII c.]

Tourists diligently decorate the dolmen near Poitiers with their signatures, while others who are less inclined to vandalism rush to Bourges.

[Map of Poitiers from Urbium Praeipuarum Mundi Theatrum, 1596-97]

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