Figure Costumed as Hercules

c. 1539

French 16th Century

Associated Names
French 16th Century

Artist

The image shows a person in a side profile view, wearing intricate attire with a long robe, a helmet-like hat resembling a mythical animal's head, and holding a staff in their left hand. The individual's outfit includes ornate details such as gauntlets and scaled or feathered elements. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 41.5 x 29 cm (16 5/16 x 11 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1990.81.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, no. 103, State (as l'Ecole de Fontainebleau)

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

n.d.

  • Herbet I:83.

1802

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

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Cum priuilegio Regis:; lower right in plate: Rous.Floren.Inuen.

Wikidata ID

Q74885323

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