Hercules Being Shown the Mountainous Road to the Temple of Immortal Fame in the Company of Minerva and Mars

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Hercules Being Shown the Mountainous Road to the Temple of Immortal Fame in the Company of Minerva and Mars

c. 1591

Jan Harmensz. Muller (Dutch, 1571–1628) After Bartholomeus Spranger (Flemish (active Prague and Italy), 1546–1611)

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Object Details

Titles:

Hercules Being Shown the Mountainous Road to the Temple of Immortal Fame in the Company of Minerva and Mars
Minerva Led by Hercules and Mars to the Temple of Immortality

Date:

c. 1591

Artists:

Jan Harmensz. Muller (Dutch, 1571–1628) After Bartholomeus Spranger (Flemish (active Prague and Italy), 1546–1611)

Medium:

Engraving

Dimensions:

Sheet: 9 5/16 x 6 1/4 inches (23.6 x 15.8 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

The Muriel and Philip Berman Gift, acquired from the John S. Phillips bequest of 1876 to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, with funds contributed by Muriel and Philip Berman, gifts (by exchange) of Lisa Norris Elkins, Bryant W. Langston, Samuel S. White 3rd and Vera White, with additional funds contributed by John Howard McFadden, Jr., Thomas Skelton Harrison, and the Philip H. and A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation, 1985

Accession Number:

1985-52-34479

Geography:

Made in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Europe

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