Légende
Sculpture of Hercules fighting the cattle of Geryon, Ancient sculptures, print, album page, Latin caption. Print is part of an album., inscription: 'Ende lib. No. 4 ... fol. 10 ... fol. 16 et lib. No. 8.', inscription: 'Ende ... lib. fol. 31.', number: '84', Italy, 1600 - 1699, printmaker, paper, engraving, gravure, height 220 mm x width 155 mm, This print is part of a series of at least 50 prints of ancient sculptures., piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture, (10) the cattle of Geryon secured by Hercules, A detailed monochrome engraving shows a muscular nude male figure standing with one arm raised to grasp the head of a bull and the other hand holding another bull by the horn; the man wears a short cloak fastened at the shoulder and his hair is short and wavy; two bulls flank him, one rearing with its head tilted and mouth slightly open and the other positioned lower with a visible face and horn; decorative elements including a carved staff, ribbon-like drapery, and an ornamental mask appear at the base beneath the figures; fine crosshatching and etched lines render muscles, animal fur, and shadows against a plain textured background.
Crédit
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Notre référence
LZT26B30_315
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
36.5Mo (9.1Mo) / 25.5cm x 35.8cm / 3015 x 4228 (300dpi)