Hercules Carrying the Two Columns of Gaza

1550

Heinrich Aldegrever

Associated Names
Heinrich Aldegrever

Artist, German, 1502 - 1555/1561

The image shows a muscular man carrying two large columns over his shoulders. He is striding forward in a dynamic pose, with his right leg bent. The man's head is turned slightly towards the viewer, while his gaze is focused ahead. He has rugged facial features, a prominent nose, a beard, curly hair, and is dressed in minimal clothing with a fur or skin draped over his body. He is barefoot. In the background, there is another figure tending to an animal on the ground, a ship in the distance on the sea, and more standing columns in a rocky terrain with vegetation.

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Artwork overview

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.260

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 94, 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. 94, state only.

Wikidata ID

Q64957413

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