Stehender Herkules in Rückenansicht, 1500 – 1550

Title

Stehender Herkules in Rückenansicht

Draughtsman

• Italian, 16th century

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Late Renaissance

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• red chalk
• chalk
• Vergé paper
• handmade paper

Technique

• red chalk drawing
• chalk drawing

Geographic Reference

• Italian

Production Reason

• figure study
• study after a sculptural work?

Captions Added Later

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

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

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

Primary

• 94L (story of) Hercules (Heracles)
• 31D14(+2) adult man (+ back view)
• 31AA231(+2) standing figure - AA - female human figure (+ back view)

Alternative Attribution

• Florentine draughtsman; by note on mount
• Taddeo Zuccari ? draughtsman; by note on mount