Mythological Engravings of Hercules

A collection showcasing engravings depicting Hercules's legendary battles, intertwined with themes of desire and allegory in classical mythology.

Italy, Perino del Vaga, Caraglio, Giovanni Jacopo, Loves of the Gods, The Loves of the Gods, Venus and Dead Adonis, verso - stamped, The naked Venus crouches next to the dead body of Adonis. On the right is Amor. In the bottom margin Italian verse in two columns., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 216 mm, width 135 mm, Italian, 1505 - 1565, print maker, printmaker, 1515 - 1565, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1501 - 1547-10-19

Hercules Preventing the Centaurs from the Rape of Hippodameia, from The Labors of Hercules 1550 Heinrich Aldegrever German Although nothing is known of Aldegrevers training, his work shows the influence of contemporary Italian, Netherlandish, and German artistic productions. His engravings, which number nearly three hundred, resemble the fine and detailed manner of the Nuremberg Little Masters; many of his prints quote those of Dürer, Georg Pencz, Barthel and Sebald Beham, and Jacob Binck. Aldegrevers series the Labors of Hercules, of which these two works are part, is based on an anonymous Venetian set of woodcuts that also inspired a group of drawings by Dürer in 1511. Aldegrever illustrates two of the Labors, described in Ovids Metamorphoses, which demonstrate the uncontrollable lust and violent nature of centaurs. One of the scenes shows Herculess triumph over the centaur Nessus. Captivated by the beauty of Herculess wife, Deianira, Nessus tried to kidnap her, but Hercules sho

Hercules Killing the Dragon Ladon, from The Labors of Hercules 1550 Heinrich Aldegrever German. Hercules Killing the Dragon Ladon, from The Labors of Hercules 428680

Copper engraving by Jean Duvet from 1528 depicting an allegory of the power of love, including figures, symbols, gestures, and composition.

Pero sucked the chained cimon in prison; Caritas Romana. The story of Cimon and Pero or Caritas Romana is an example from the classical literature of the love of children for their parents. The father Cimon and his daughter Pero figurate here in an allegory of youth and old age with a sexual approach.

Venus is immersing amor his arrow-out-bow. In an interior, the naked Venus is on the ground. In her hands she has Amor's arrow, who is next to her. Next to Venus a table with an ornamental gift jug. On the left is a herme.

Italy, Perino del Vaga, Caraglio, Giovanni Jacopo, Loves of the Gods, The Loves of the Gods, Venus and Dead Adonis, verso - stamped, The naked Venus crouches next to the dead body of Adonis. On the right is Amor. In the bottom margin Italian verse in two columns., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 216 mm, width 135 mm, Italian, 1505 - 1565, print maker, printmaker, 1515 - 1565, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1501 - 1547-10-19

Hercules Fighting Antaeus. Aldegrever, Heinrich (1502-1555/1561), graphic artist

Hope, Lucas van Leyden, 1530 print Personification of Deugd Hope: naked woman sitting, putto keeps circular band above her head, light rays fall in the room. Low Countries paper engraving Hope, 'Spes'; 'Speranza divina e certa' (Ripa) ~ one of the Three Theological Virtues

O Adam / did you not have bitten this fruit / o Eva / you had waited for Satan's list / Death had not been in the tree of knowledge / Zy had not applied so many ramps, David du Mortier & Zoon, After Hans Sebald Beham, 1791 print Adam and Eva at the tree of knowledge. Adam takes an apple from Eva's hand. Eva takes on a second apple of the snake that is wrinkled around the tree. In the background a deer and a parrot. A skull at the top of the tree. Numbered at the top right: N. 54. publisher: Leidenprint maker: Netherlands paper letterpress printing Eve offers the fruit to Adam

Venus and Mars. Venus and Mars are in intimate attitude on the edge of a bed. Amor is on the ground and plays with the armor of Mars.

Venus kust Amor, anonymous, after Odoardo Fialetti, in or after 1617 print Venus and Amor in a landscape. Venus sits on a rock and gives Amor a kiss. Italian fresh in the lower margin. print maker: Italyprint maker: Veniceafter print by: Venice paper etching Venus and Cupid (Cupid not being mere attribute). embracing each other, kissing

Bacchus en Erigone, Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio, after Perino del Vaga, 1515 - 1565 print Bacchus and Erigone are naked and intertwined with their legs. There is a lion at their feet. In the undermarge Italian fresh in two columns. Italy paper engraving Erigone and Bacchus, the latter possibly in the shape of a bunch of grapes. love-affairs of Bacchus ~ females

Venus is asleep. Amor, seen from behind, sits behind her. Venus and Amor, print maker: Fabrizio Chiari, (mentioned on object), Fabrizio Chiari, (mentioned on object), Italy, 1625 - 1695, paper, etching, h 128 mm - w 100 mm

Italy, Perino del Vaga, Caraglio, Giovanni Jacopo, Loves of the Gods, The Loves of the Gods, Mercury visits Herse, verso - stamped, Mercury enters the room of Herse, with whom he has fallen in love. Herse lies naked on the bed. Aglauros, Herse's jealous sister, tries to stop Mercury. In the lower margin Italian verse in two columns., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 211 mm, width 134 mm, Italian, 1505 - 1565, print maker, printmaker, 1515 - 1565, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1501 - 1547-10-19

Mercury Embracing Venus. Artist: After Bartholomeus Spranger (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1546-1611 Prague); Pieter de Jode I (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1570-Antwerp 1634). Dimensions: Plate: 6 3/4 × 4 15/16 in. (17.2 × 12.6 cm)Sheet: 11 7/16 × 7 11/16 in. (29.1 × 19.6 cm). Date: 1588-1634. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Satyr and Nymph. Artist: Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, Argini () ca. 1480-before 1534 Bologna ()). Dimensions: 8-11/16 x 7-1/8 in. (22.1 x 18.1 cm). Date: ca. 1500-1534. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Rest (quies); The reward of labor, trial, exercise and art. Naked woman resting against base from an image. Print from a series of four. Under each print from this series of two lines of Latin and two lines of Dutch.

Hercules Fighting the Centaurs. Artist: Master PM (German, active ca. 1577). Dimensions: sheet: 3 3/4 x 2 11/16 in. (9.6 x 6.9 cm). Date: 1577. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Bacchus on the Shoulders of a Satyr 16th century Cornelis Cort Netherlandish This print comes from the museums copy of the Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae (The Mirror of Roman Magnificence) The Speculum found its origin in the publishing endeavors of Antonio Salamanca and Antonio Lafreri. During their Roman publishing careers, the two foreign publishers - who worked together between 1553 and 1563 - initiated the production of prints recording art works, architecture and city views related to Antique and Modern Rome. The prints could be bought individually by tourists and collectors, but were also purchased in larger groups which were often bound together in an album. In 1573, Lafreri commissioned a title page for this purpose, which is where the title ‘Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae first appears. Lafreri envisioned an ideal arrangement of the prints in 7 different categories, but during his lifetime, never appears to have offered one standard, bound

Copper engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi depicting Venus emerging from the sea, created in 1506, illustrating the classical mythological scene.

Italy, Carracci, Agostino, Lascivie, Venus punishes Amor, verso - stamped, Amor is blindfolded and is lifted up by a putto. Venus stands ready to beat Amor with a bundle of branches. On the ground on the left sits a weeping putto., print, prent, prints, height 153 mm, width 110 mm, Italian, 1557 - 1602-03-22, print maker, printmaker, 1590 - 1595, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Fortune (Fortuna). The naked personification of fortune or happiness (Fortuna) is sailing on a shell. She stands on a globe, sign of the volatility of happiness. The convex sail with which she is sailing over the water is also a symbol of this volatility. All kinds of sea samples swim around her and a ship goes down. In the background the contours of a city. The print has a Latin caption.

Profane love; Amor Mutuo; Examples of love and lust by Venus personalized. Venus is embraced by Bacchus, behind them is Amor. Bacchus points to a wine barrel, Venus on a richly covered table.

David with pendulum and bag of stones and head of Goliath, Marcantonio Raimondi, 1504 - 1508 print paper engraving David with Goliath's head

Two naked goatherds. The older one is holding a wreath and has an arm around the young goatherd. The latter raises his hand to the wreath and holds a flute in the other hand., Young and an old goat herder, print maker: Lucas Vorsterman (I), (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Parmigianino, (mentioned on object), Antwerp, 1619 - 1675, paper, engraving, h 212 mm × w 160 mm

Venus and Cupids on Clouds 1510-75 Attributed to Jacopo Francia Italian. Venus and Cupids on Clouds 370189

Fall of Man, 1515, Woodcuts, approx. 2 13/16 x 1 15/16 in. (7.2 x 4.9 cm), Paper / Sheet approx. 3 x 2 1/16 in. (7.6 x 5.2 cm), Stamped in brown ink, verso A. Freiherr von Lanna (Lugt 2773), Material Cream laid paper

Faun with flute plays with child, Marcantonio Raimondi, 1507 - 1511 print paper engraving satyr(s) (in general). child. flute, aulos, tibia

Francesco Bartolozzi RA, 1728-1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764-99), Classical Scene with Angel and Two Putti below a Portrait. Engraving.

Tomyris, shown nude from behind, placing the head of Cyrus into a sack held by a soldier, the decapitated body of Cyrus on the ground at her feet, from a series of four mythological scenes. Artist: Georg Pencz (German, Wroclaw ca. 1500-1550 Leipzig). Dimensions: sheet: 4 11/16 x 2 15/16 in. (11.9 x 7.5 cm). Series/Portfolio: Four mythological scenes. Date: ca. 1539. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Satyre and the child after Raphael (Bartsch 281) Marc Antoine Raimondi (1480-vers1534). The Satyr and the child after Raphael (Bartsch 281). Fight, chisel. 16th century.

Adam an EVA, REMIBED, After Rafeavel, 1635 print print maker: Romeafter painting by: VaticaanstadRome paper etching Adam and Eve in paradise (before the Fall)

Mars and Vensu as a love couple with Amor, Marcantonio Raimondi, 1508 print Mars and Venus as a love couple. Amor has stripped Mars of his armor. He pushes Venus towards Mars. paper engraving Mars and Venus as lovers

Venus and the rose. Venus is sitting on a rock in a landscape. She gets a thorn from a rose bush from her foot. In the foreground a rabbit on the right.

A Young and an Old Bacchant. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Marcantonio Raimondi possibly after Raphael possibly after Giulio Romano.

Hercules on the crossroads. The young Hercules is under a tree and leans on his knots. He must choose between virtue and vice. Virtue is left. She is wearing a long robe and a helmet. In her hand she holds a rocket. She points to a tableau with the narrow, rocky path that climbed by various people. On the right is the naked vice. She holds the hand of Hercules. There is a fall at her feet. Above her a tableau with an abundant banquet. Under the show a four-line, Latin text with a description of the scene.

Lucas van Leyden, The Fall of Man, 1529 The Fall of Man

A copper engraving by Giovanni Giacomo Caraglio created between 1520 and 1539 depicting the mythological figures Vertumnus and Pomona, showing composition, figures, and landscape elements.

Hercules en Cerberus, Heinrich Aldegrever, after anonymous, 1550 print Hercules with raised club, in his left hand a chain on which the three -headed monster Cerberus is attached. Under the show a two -line text in Latin. Fifth print from a series of thirteen with the works of Hercules. print maker: Germanyafter print by: Venice paper engraving (12) Cerberus captured and carried away by Hercules

Italy, Zanetti, Anton Maria I, Faldoni, Giovanni Antonio, Jupiter and Ganymede, verso - stamped, Jupiter and the young shepherd Ganymede sitting under a tree. Jupiter holds a wreath in his hand. Ganymede has a flute in his hand. In the background on the right a herd of goats. Text in Latin in the bottom margin., print, prent, prints, engravings, height 234 mm, width 164 mm, Italian, 1690 - 1780, print maker, printmaker, 1724 - 1724, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1680 - 1757

Venus with Two Putti. Artist: Albrecht Altdorfer (German, Regensburg ca. 1480-1538 Regensburg); after Peregrino da Cesena (Italian, active Bologna, ca. 1490-ca. 1520). Dimensions: Sheet: 2 3/8 × 1 7/16 in. (6.1 × 3.7 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Jan Muller, after Adriaen de Vries, Cleopatra, c1598 Cleopatra

Venus en Cupid, anonymous, after Marcantonio Raimondi, after Rafaël, 1510 - 1570 print paper engraving Venus and Cupid (Cupid not being mere attribute)

Temperancia (Temperance). Dated: 1530. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: LUCAS VAN LEYDEN.

Male Nude from Panel of 'Creation of Eve', Print made by Adamo 'Ghisi' Scultori, ca.1530-1585, after Michelangelo, 1474/1475-1564, Italian, 1550 to 1585, Engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper

Venus and Mars discovered by Apollo, from 'The Loves of the Gods' 1531-60 Giulio Bonasone Italian. Venus and Mars discovered by Apollo, from 'The Loves of the Gods' 392660

Seated Woman Bathing Her Feet Albrecht Altdorfer German. Seated Woman Bathing Her Feet 430139

Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528), Four Naked Women, 1497, engraving

Copper engraving by Sebald Beham from 1544 depicting Joseph and Potiphar's wife, showing two figures in an interior scene with expressive gestures and clothing details.

Pygmalion and Galatea. Sculptor Pygmalion is next to the image of Galatea he has made. Four rules Latin from Franco Estius in margin under print.

David in Batseba, Lacourt, After Laurent de la Hire, 1620 - 1694 print France paper etching Joab and his army marching to battle against the Ammonites ~ Bathsheba bathing

Two Satires Fighting over a Nymph. Altdorfer, Albrecht (ca 1480-1538), graphic artist

Giovanni Antonio da Brescia, Hercules and Antaeus, c 1490 1500 Hercules and Antaeus

A young man, seated and playing the violin at centre, flanked by two woman holding flutes, another woman in the background. Artist: Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, Argini () ca. 1480-before 1534 Bologna ()); After Francesco Francia (Italian, Bologna ca. 1447-1517 Bologna) . Dimensions: 11 3/16 x 8 in. (28.4 x 20.3 cm). Date: ca. 1510-27. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Venus combs hair from Amor, Anonymous, After Odoardo Fialetti, in or after 1617 print Venus and Amor in a landscape. Venus combs the hair from Amor. Italian fresh in the lower margin. print maker: Italyprint maker: Veniceafter print by: Venice paper etching Venus and Cupid (Cupid not being mere attribute). Venus taking care of Cupid

Copper engraving by Sebald Beham from 1546 depicting the Judgment of Paris with detailed figures and symbolic mythological elements.

Love in the golden age; The fruits of love; Different aspects of love. Loving couples in a landscape. Love. Italian verse in undermarge.

Laocoön and his two sons were killed by snakes; LaoCoon Troia.

Heinrich Aldegrever (German, 1502 - 1555-1561), Hercules Preventing the Centaurs from the Rape of Hippodamia, 1550

Venus, Cupid and Pallas. School of Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, c. 1480-1534); after Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520). Date: 1500-1599. Dimensions: 197 x 131 mm (sheet). Engraving in black on ivory laid paper. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Heinrich Aldegrever, God Forbids to Eat from the Tree, 1540 God Forbids to Eat from the Tree

Peter Maes after Heinrich Aldegrever, Hercules and Antaeus, 1577 Hercules and Antaeus

Hercules andAntaeus. Engraver possibly by: Master of 1515, Italian, active ca. 1515-20 After: Andrea Mantegna, Italian, ca. 1431-1506

Bacchus sculpture and a dog, Anonymous, 1584 Caption in Latin. Print is part of an album. print maker: Italypublisher: Rome paper engraving Caption in Latin. Print is part of an album. print maker: Italypublisher: Rome paper engraving

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Plate 7: Pluto in a niche, holding a bident, with Cerberus next to him, from a series of mythological gods and goddesses 1526 Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio Italian. Plate 7: Pluto in a niche, holding a bident, with Cerberus next to him, from a series of mythological gods and goddesses 397525

The Creation of Eve, Anonymous, Cornelis Cort, Johannes Sadeler II, after 1572 - before 1600

Jupiter; The seven planets. Jupiter, nude and seen from the front, with a staff in hand. His other hand on the head of a child with a tense bow. One from a series of seven prints with gods that depict the planets.

March as they came to cupido, monogrammist l (engraver, Italië), 1500 - 1520 print Italy paper engraving Mars and Venus as lovers. (story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros)

Venus. Etching by F. Perrier.

Nude children eating grapes and playing with a goat; an allegory of Fall, after a bas-relief on the Fontaine des Quatre-Saisons (Paris) after 1745 Anonymous. Nude children eating grapes and playing with a goat; an allegory of Fall, after a bas-relief on the Fontaine des Quatre-Saisons (Paris). Anonymous. after 1745. Etching. Prints

Print, Adam and Eve; Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528); Germany; engraving on cream laid paper; 25.2 x 19.3 cm (9 15/16 x 7 5/8 in.)

Mars seated at the left, his left hand on Venus's shoulder, cupid beside her at the right 1508 Marcantonio Raimondi Italian. Mars seated at the left, his left hand on Venus's shoulder, cupid beside her at the right 342608

Diana and a nymph for a tree, Jan Saenredam, After Hendrick Goltzius, 1598 - 1665 print In front of a tree are the naked Diana (with bow and arch) and one of her nymphs. The print is part of a three -part series by Diana and her nymphs and has a Latin caption. paper engraving Diana hunting with her nymphs. companions, nymphs of Diana; 'Ninfe di Diana' (Ripa)

Half-naked woman gives a plant water; Grammar.

Georg Pencz, Procris, 1539 Procris

Copper engraving by Cristofano di Michele, called il Robetta, depicting an allegory of envy, showing figures, gestures, and symbolic composition created around 1460.

Hercules and a Muse. Artist: Albrecht Altdorfer (German, Regensburg ca. 1480-1538 Regensburg). Dimensions: Sheet: 3 1/16 × 1 3/4 in. (7.8 × 4.5 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Adam and Eve 1543 Sebald Beham German. Adam and Eve 415170

Apollo Met Harp Staand in the end, Marcantonio Raimondi, after Rafaël, 1512 - 1515 print paper engraving (story of) Apollo (Phoebus)

Fogolino, Marcello, Italy, Woman with child sitting by classical building, verso lower left - stamped, print, prints, height 167 mm, width 95 mm, 1470 - 1550, print maker, printmaker, 1529 - 1533, second quarter 16th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), stipple work, Work conception, after own design by

Medor and Angelica from Lodovico Ariosto's 'Orlando Furioso' or Venus and Adonis embracing, set within a landscape ca. 1500-1534 Marcantonio Raimondi Italian. Medor and Angelica from Lodovico Ariosto's 'Orlando Furioso' or Venus and Adonis embracing, set within a landscape 342612

Face; The five senses. A half-naked lady looks into a mirror. Her feet is an eagle, as a symbol for a sharp look. Print from a series of five allegorical representations of the senses.

Expulsion from Paradise, 1643 print Adam and Eva are driven out of paradise by an angel with a flaming sword. The snake crawls next to them. On the right in the background a lion and a deer. At the bottom a reference to the Bible text in Latin. This print is part of an album. Amsterdam paper engraving an angel chases Adam and Eve out of paradise with a (flaming) sword. snakes. beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion

The man showing a ax with a woman (Bartsch 380) Marc Antoine Raimondi (1480-vers1534). The man showing an ax to a woman (Bartsch 380). Fight, chisel. 16th century.

Silenus reclining before wine vats, he grasps a grapevine and is surrounded by four nude children. Artist: Hans Liefrinck (Augsburg () 1518-1573 Antwerp). Dimensions: sheet: 6 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. (15.8 x 14 cm). Date: ca. 1535-73. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Apollo with harp standing in niche.

NIMF with an arrow in hand, Jacob Matham (workshop or), After Hendrick Goltzius, 1581 - 1631 print Sitting nymph or female naked with an arrow in hand. At her feet a arrow sleeve and a horizontal dog next to her. Haarlem paper engraving the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) - AA - female human figure. archer's weapons: arrow. quiver. dog

Print, Venus and Cupid; Print Maker: Cherubino Alberti (Italian, 1553-1615); After Polidoro da Caravaggio (Italian, 1499 - 1543); Italy; engraving on paper; 22.7 × 13.3 cm (8 15/16 × 5 1/4 in.); Bequest of George Campbell Cooper; 1896-3-101

Lucrezia Sitting on the Ground. Beham, Sebald (1500-1550), graphic artist

Adam and Eva driven out of paradise; The little passion. Adam and Eve are driven out of paradise by an angel with a sword. This print is part of the 'De Kleine Passie' print series, consisting of a title print and 36 biblical scenes (mainly from the suffering story).

Tomyris baptized head of Cyrus in Blood, Georg Pencz, 1539 print Tomyris, queen of the massage, punishes the Persian king Cyrus for the battle he caused. After his death he is beheaded and baptized his head in human blood. paper engraving Tomyris orders the head of the fallen Cyrus to be cut off and dipped into a vessel of human blood, i.e. the vengeance of Tomyris

Apollo standing a beside a woman representing an allegory of painting, from 'The Loves of the Gods' 1531-60 Giulio Bonasone Italian. Apollo standing a beside a woman representing an allegory of painting, from 'The Loves of the Gods' 392659

Neptune and Melanthe, from 'The Loves of the Gods'. Artist: Giulio Bonasone (Italian, active Rome and Bologna, 1531-after 1576). Dimensions: sheet: 5 5/16 x 4 5/16 in. (13.5 x 11 cm). Series/Portfolio: The Loves of the Gods (Amorosi diletti degli dei). Date: ca 1531-76. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Diana discovers the pregnancy of Callisto, Moyses van Wtenbrouck, 1600 - 1647 print Diana, surrounded by nymphs, looks at the pregnant Callisto, which is naked on a rock. Scene from Ovidius metamorphoses (with. II, 460-465). The Hague paper etching / engraving Diana with her nymphs discovers the pregnancy of Callisto. pregnancy

Two putti, one from behind, at a plant in pot, Pietro Antonio Cotta, After Guido Reni, 1675 - 1685 print Italy paper etching cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. potted plants

Venus and Eros. Raphael, 1483-1520. 1516. Agostino Veneziano, active 1509-1536. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Eva seduces Adam van de Boom to eat, 1643 print Eva offers Adam an apple of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. In the tree the snake. Different animals in the background. At the bottom a reference to the Bible text in Latin. This print is part of an album. Amsterdam paper engraving Eve simultaneously offers some of the fruit to Adam and takes some more from the serpent (or the tree)

Studies of bodies, Jean Lepautre, 1682 - 1706 print On the right the body of a woman without a head. From the second edition. print maker: France (possibly)after own design by: France (possibly)publisher: Paris paper engraving

Giovanni Antonio da Brescia (Italian, active c. 1490 - 1525 or after), Hercules and Antaeus, c. 1490-1500, engraving

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