This stunningly detailed print documents a 2nd-century CE Roman sculpture, which itself was possibly based on a Greek sculpture from the Late Hellenistic Period (197–31 BCE). The sculpture depicts the Roman god Hercules holding his infant son Telephos in one arm. Hendrick Goltzius was among many Dutch artists who went to Italy as part of his artistic training. Arriving in Rome around 1591, Goltzius began to copy antique statues, creating over 40 chalk drawings during his stay. He intended to reproduce the drawings into a series of engravings, but only three were ever published, including this example. Here, Goltzius’ command of the burin (engraver’s tool) conveys the weight and surface of the sculpted marble, but the low vantage point and strong depiction of light and shadow appear to bring this figure to life.