Hercules and Antaeus

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Hercules and Antaeus

c. 1520-1522

Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, c. 1480–c. 1530) After a lost drawing by Giulio Romano (Italian, 1492/99–1546)

This stellar engraving of Hercules and Antaeus, is by Marcantonio Raimondi, who is considered to be one of the "Great Triumvirate" of Renaissance printmakers along with Albrecht Dürer and Lucas van Leyden.

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Object Details

Titles:

Hercules and Antaeus

Date:

c. 1520-1522

Artists:

Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, c. 1480–c. 1530) After a lost drawing by Giulio Romano (Italian, 1492/99–1546)

Medium:

Engraving

Dimensions:

Image and sheet: 12 3/8 x 8 1/2 inches (31.4 x 21.6 cm) Mount: 17 x 12 inches (43.2 x 30.5 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Purchased with the Lola Downin Peck Fund, 2003

Accession Number:

2003-191-1

Geography:

Made in Rome, Italy, Europe

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