Herkules tötet die Lernäische Hydra, 1550

Title

Herkules tötet die Lernäische Hydra

Draughtsman

• Heinrich Aldegrever

Part Number / Total

4 / 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

Captions Added Later

Verso Beschriftung der Sammlung Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, Amsterdam (mit der Feder in Braun, Lugt 3002, 3003, 3004); unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Work Catalogues

• Plaßmann 1994.84.26

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
• Hydra

Primary

• 94L322 (2) the Hydra of Lerna is killed by Hercules
• 31A21 (human) skeleton

Secondary

• 45C12(MACE) weapons for striking a blow (MACE)
• 25H119 cave, grotto
• 34B11(+933) dog (+ head of an animal)