Hercules chasing Avarice from the Temple of the Muses

"Hercules chasing Avarice from the Temple of the Muses" is a chiaroscuro woodcut by Ugo da Carpi, executed in two blocks of green ink. Dating from approximately 1520–27, the print measures 30.3 × 23.5 cm (11 15/16 × 9 1/4 in.). It was acquired by The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1920 via the Rogers Fund and is categorized within their Prints collection in the Department of Drawings and Prints.

Ugo da Carpi (1480–1532) was an Italian printmaker and painter. No information regarding his nationality is provided beyond his designation as an "Italian printmaker and painter" in the artist authority record.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art also holds other chiaroscuro woodcuts by Ugo da Carpi, including "Diogenes, seated before his barrel, reading from a book" (ca. 1527–30), "Hercules and Antaeus" (ca. 1517–18), multiple instances of "David and Goliath" (ca. 1520–27), "Resurrection of Christ" (ca. 1520–27), and "The death of Ananias surrounded by Apostles" (1518). Information regarding the provenance, culture, exhibitions, or specific literature for "Hercules chasing Avarice from the Temple of the Muses" is not provided in the supplied catalogue record.