Hercules kills Nessus, 1550

Title

Hercules kills Nessus

Draughtsman

• Heinrich Aldegrever

Part Number / Total

9 / 10

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Renaissance

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• chalk?
• coal?
• Vergé paper
• handmade paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• washing
• pencil drawing
• chalk drawing?
• charcoal drawing?

Geographic Reference

• Westphalian

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• preliminary drawing for an engraving

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Monogrammiert und datiert oben links: 1550 / AG [gespiegelt]

Captions Added Later

Verso unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Pro Patria [Montierungsbogen, Fragment]

Work Catalogues

• Plaßmann 1994.94.33

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• historical narration
• mythological representation

Persons Shown

• Hercules
• Deianeira
• Nessus

Primary

• 94L222 Hercules and Deianira with the dying Nessus
• 94L223 Deianira alone with the dying Nessus, who advises her to keep some of his blood

Secondary

• 25HH13 coast - HH - ideal landscapes
• 45C15(BOW) archer's weapons: bow