Hercules as a Child

1550

Heinrich Aldegrever

Associated Names
Heinrich Aldegrever

Artist, German, 1502 - 1555/1561

This is a drawing containing a nude woman and a swan. The central figure is a nude woman with elaborate coiffed hair, holding a swan whose neck intertwines with hers. The swan's wings are prominently displayed. To the left, a young child reclines on a cloth-draped surface, interacting with serpents, while an elder child stands near. The background features architectural elements like columns, with a small framed depiction of a winged figure above them. The bottom of the drawing contains an inscription in Latin. This is in the style of Albrecht Dürer.

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Artwork overview

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.249

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 83, State only


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Heinrich Aldegreaver, Ursula Mielke, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 83, state only.

Wikidata ID

Q64957391

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