Hercules Killing Antaeus

1545

Sebald Beham

Associated Names
Sebald Beham

Artist, German, 1500 - 1550

This is a drawing of two figures engaged in a struggle. One figure is hoisting the other onto their shoulders in an intense embrace. The scene is set against a rocky landscape with large boulders and cliffs. Sparse ground foliage and a tree with extended branches are also visible. The figures are detailed to highlight their musculature and the tension of their confrontation. The drawing captures a moment of decisive action in a dramatic and mythic setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.9330

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 102, State iii/iv

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. 103, ii/iv.

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. 102, iii/iv.

Wikidata ID

Q65025512

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