Medium:

Engraving on paper

Dimensions:

34.8 × 12.7 cm (13 11/16 in. × 5 in.)

Type:

figures

Print

Object Name:

Print

Made in:

Mantua, Italy

Date:

ca. 1573

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Within an ornamental frame Hercules stands within a niche over the slain Hydra. Frame composed of musical instruments and strapwork ornamentation, and bears two diamond-shaped plaques, left: I / BB/ I N V; at right: D / EOR / GIVS / GHISI / MANT / VAN / F

Credit Line:

Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt

Accession Number:

1931-94-230

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq41f3bde20-da5d-4875-b3e1-53e37283172f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1931-94-230