Hercules defeating the river god Acheolus in the form of a bull, with three women to his left holding cornucopias, from "Herculean Subjects"
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Catalogue
- Year
- 1521
- Medium
- Engraving
- Dimensions
- Sheet (trimmed to platemark): 8 3/8 × 6 15/16 in. (21.3 × 17.7 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio
Artist
Printmaking
Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio (Italian, 1500/05–1565)
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- Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio
- Year
- 1521
- Medium
- Engraving
- Dimensions
- Sheet (trimmed to platemark): 8 3/8 × 6 15/16 in. (21.3 × 17.7 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1521-158867
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified