Légende
Hercules and Joole, Opera Varia Historica, Poetica & Iconologica, Various designs, print, printmaker: Samuel Bottschild, Germany, publisher: Johann Christoph Weigel, Dresden, 1693, Saxony, paper, etching, height 290 mm x width 205 mm, Print from the series 'Opera Varia Historica, Poetica & Iconologica', published in 1693. This series comprises virtually the artist's complete oeuvre and consists of 48 prints, mainly designs for ceilings., cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti', dog, ornamental birds: parrot, spinning-wheel, Hercules wooing Iole, A detailed ink drawing shows three central human figures seated closely together beneath draped fabric, one adult male with muscular arms and curly hair leaning toward a partially nude adult female with long wavy hair and a relaxed expression, while a small winged child stands nearby holding a staff and looking up at them; a small dog sits on the tiled floor at their feet. In the background there is a columned structure and foliage on one side and a decorative vase with tall flowering plants on the other, and the foreground contains folds of cloth and a fur draped over a lap. The composition is rendered in fine crosshatching and contour lines, with visible floor tiles and an edged frame around the scene.
Crédit
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Notre référence
LZT26A83_389
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
53.1Mo (6.5Mo) / 30.8cm x 43.2cm / 3639 x 5101 (300dpi)