Hercules Killing Antaeus (Bartsch 105; Pauli 103)
Hercules Killing Antaeus (Bartsch 105; Pauli 103)

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Hercules Killing Antaeus (Bartsch 105; Pauli 103),

1545

Hans Sebald Beham, 1500–1550; born Nuremberg, Germany; died Frankfurt am Main, Germany
x1984-106

Information

Title
Hercules Killing Antaeus (Bartsch 105; Pauli 103)
Dates

1545

Maker
Hans Sebald Beham
Medium
Engraving; one of 12 plates from the series: The Labors of Hercules
Dimensions
sheet trimmed inside plate: 4.8 x 7.1 cm (1 7/8 x 2 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Laura P. Hall Memorial Fund
Object Number
x1984-106
Inscription
Inscribed in plate, upper left: Antaeum Libiae Gygantem / suffocat Hercules. Dated and inscribed in plate, lower left: 1545 / HSB
Culture
German, European
Type
engravings, prints
Subject
landscapes (representations), gods, mythology, men, nudes

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