Hercules Carrying the Columns of Gades

1545

Sebald Beham

Associated Names
Sebald Beham

Artist, German, 1500 - 1550

This is a drawing of a figure carrying a large column in an architectural setting. The back of a muscular individual is shown lifting the column, situated in a courtyard with classical architectural elements like arches and columns. In the background is a detailed cityscape with buildings, including a dome and towers. Various inscriptions and ornamental details are present, contributing to the classical theme. The composition conveys a sense of effort and grandeur, portrayed with linework and shading.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1056

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 100, State iii/iii

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. 101, iii/iii.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Sebald Beham, Anne Röver-Kann, author). Ouderkerk aan den Ijssel: Sound & Vision Publishers, 2024: no. 100, iii/iii.

Wikidata ID

Q64961426

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