1852
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Un nouvel Hercule Farnèse is a 1852 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph shows a huge, muscle-bound guy in a classical pose. A giant syringe sticks out of his arm. Small animals crouch under his feet. He holds a bone labeled “poisoned pills.” Latin words run along the bottom. Daumier pokes fun at progress. The syringe looks like a club—strong but twisted. The animals seem scared, not tamed. The mix of old style and new danger feels sharp. You can see this print at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
Honoré-Victorin Daumier was a French painter, sculptor, and printmaker, whose many works offer commentary on the social and political life in France, from the Revolution of 1830 to the fall of the Second French Empire in 1870.
See the richer artist pageYour cart is empty
Explore artworks →
