Death of Hercules

1548

Sebald Beham

Associated Names
Sebald Beham

Artist, German, 1500 - 1550

This is a drawing of two figures in a mythological scene. One figure is on the ground surrounded by flames and smoke. The second figure stands to the right holding a staff, shield, and club. The environment includes rugged terrain, jagged rocks, buildings across a body of water, and dense clouds in the sky. The drawing features detailed linework and an inscription at the top.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.9332

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 108, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1901

  • Pauli, Gustav. Hans Sebald Beham: ein kritisches Verzeichnis seiner Kupferstiche, Radierungen und Holzschnitte. Studien zur deutschen Kunstgeschichte_ 33. Strasbourg: J.H. Ed. Heitz, 1901: no. 109, i/ii.

1996

  • Pauli, Gustav. Hans Sebald Beham: ein kritisches Verzeichnis seiner Kupferstiche, Radierungen und Holzschnitte. Studien zur deutschen Kunstgeschichte_ 33. Strasbourg: J.H. Ed. Heitz, 1901: no. 108, i/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65025514

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