Hercules and a Muse

c. 1520/1525

Albrecht Altdorfer

Associated Names
Albrecht Altdorfer

Artist, German, 1480 or before - 1538

The image shows two figures, a man and a woman, standing side by side. The man is on the left, slightly turned towards the woman. He has curly hair and holds a lit candle holder. The woman stands on the right with her head tilted to the side and holds a thin fabric. Both figures are unclothed and stand on a textured surface. Between them is a large harp-like object with a crown on top. The background features intricate foliage, a tree trunk, and a curtain of leaves across the top.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate): 6.7 × 4.5 cm (2 5/8 × 1 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.406

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. e. 33, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA, 1928; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1963

  • Winzinger, Franz. Albrecht Altdorfer, Graphik: Holzschnitte, Kupferstiche, Radierungen. Munich: R.Piper and Co., 1963, no. 160, state ii/ii.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Albrecht Aldorfer, Ursula Mielke, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. e. 33, state ii/ii.

Markings

verso, stamped in purple ink: [unidentified collector's mark RL]

Wikidata ID

Q64952543

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