The Death of Hercules

c. 1528

Gabriel Salmon

Associated Names
Gabriel Salmon

Artist, French, active 1504/1542

This is a drawing of a mythological scene. A powerful male figure is surrounded by flames and clouds. The central figure is muscular, with one arm raised to the heavens and the other extending outwards. Swirling clouds and rising flames emanate from the ground. His face is expressive, turned upward. Various symbolic elements such as a coiled book, a staff, and a lyre are visible below him. The detailed engraving style with hatching and cross-hatching provides texture and depth to the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to block): 19.8 × 14.8 cm (7 13/16 × 5 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.10.117

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, Vol. IX, p. 161, no. 1 (as unknown German master)

  • Series Title

    Labors of Hercules

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1808, vol. IX p. 161, no. 1 (as unknown German master).

Wikidata ID

Q65224588

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