Hercules Bearing the Column of Gades

c. 1520/1525

Albrecht Altdorfer

Associated Names
Albrecht Altdorfer

Artist, German, 1480 or before - 1538

This is a drawing of a muscular humanoid figure carrying two large cylindrical structures on its shoulders. The figure is scantily clad with a garment draped from the waist. The background features a landscape with hills, structures, and undulating terrain. The drawing is intricately detailed with fine linework, showcasing an etching technique.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 4.3 × 3.7 cm (1 11/16 × 1 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 4.8 × 4.2 cm (1 7/8 × 1 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.408

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. e. 32, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Albertina, Vienna (duplicate, Lugt 5g). purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA, 1929; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1963

  • Winzinger, Franz. Albrecht Altdorfer, Graphik: Holzschnitte, Kupferstiche, Radierungen. Munich: R.Piper and Co., 1963, no. 143, c.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Albrecht Aldorfer, Ursula Mielke, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. e. 32, state only.

Wikidata ID

Q64952545

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