Lichas Presenting Nessus' Tunic to Hercules

1542/1548

Sebald Beham

Associated Names
Sebald Beham

Artist, German, 1500 - 1550

This is a drawing depicting two muscular, classical male figures standing in front of architectural structures. The figures wear ancient Roman-style attire and are positioned on a tiled platform with grand structures featuring columns and arches in the background. One figure holds a club and draped lion skin over his arm, while the other carries a large piece of cloth. In the background, two smaller figures are shown in motion. The composition is detailed, with intricate line work and architectural elements typical of classical illustrations. There is text at the top right corner of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1054

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 107, 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. 108, i/ii.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Sebald Beham, Anne Röver-Kann, author). Ouderkerk aan den Ijssel: Sound & Vision Publishers, 2024: no. 107, i/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q64961422

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