Sujet
The Labors of Hercules: Hercules Receiving the Garment Steeped in Nessus's Blood, 1542. Creator: Hans Sebald Beham (German, 1500-1550).
Légende
The Labors of Hercules: Hercules Receiving the Garment Steeped in Nessus's Blood, 1542. Beham was one of several German printmakers referred to today as the "Little Masters." They established their artistic prowess by engraving remarkably small prints, appealing to collectors fascinated with miniature objects and curiosities. Here, Beham has packed 12 larger-than-life stories of the mighty Hercules into tiny prints. The series includes three of the 12 labors Hercules performed as penance for slaying his children in a fit of madness: Strangling the Nemean Lion , Killing the Lernean Hydra , and Dragging Cerberus from the Underworld . The other scenes depict tales from his life and the events preceding his death. The son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena, Hercules was both man and god. His saga of moral and physical trials made him one of the most popular classical heroes in Renaissance art.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19G13_118
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
42,3Mo (4,8Mo) / 39,3cm x 27,0cm / 4636 x 3187 (300dpi)