Herkules als Triumphator; Herkules und Antäus; Herkules bändigt die Rosse des Diomedes, 1550

Title

Herkules als Triumphator; Herkules und Antäus; Herkules bändigt die Rosse des Diomedes

Draughtsman

• Heinrich Aldegrever

Part Number / Total

6 / 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 rechts: 1550 / AG [gespiegelt]

Captions Added Later

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

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Work Catalogues

• Plaßmann 1994.87.28

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
• Antaios

Primary

• 94L4113 the giant Antaeus is lifted in the air and crushed to death by Hercules
• 94L78 specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Hercules; Hercules as patron - triumph

Secondary

• 94L328 (8) the four mares of King Diomedes are captured; when Diomedes is slain in the ensuing battle his body is thrown to the mares to eat
• 45C15(BOW AND ARROW) archer's weapons: bow and arrow
• 25I1 city-view in general; 'veduta'