Hercules Fighting with the Hydra of Lernea

1550

Heinrich Aldegrever

Associated Names
Heinrich Aldegrever

Artist, German, 1502 - 1555/1561

This is a drawing of a scene with a human figure fighting a multi-headed creature. The human is on the left, wielding a club, and wearing a lion's pelt. The creature on the right has multiple heads and is in an aggressive pose. Dark textures are in the background, and skeletal remains are in the foreground. Latin text is at the bottom. The style of the drawing is reminiscent of Renaissance printmaking.

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Artwork overview

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.252

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 86, 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. 86, state only.

Wikidata ID

Q64957395

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