Dürer borrowed some motifs in this print from the work of the Italian artists Mantegna and Pollaiuolo. The scene has been interpreted
as ‘Hercules at the Crossroads’, when Hercules had to choose between vice and virtue, but it is impossible to say for sure who is
actually depicted here.
Specifications
| Title | Hercules at the Crossroads |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Engraving |
| Object type |
Print
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 321 mm Width 222 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Graphic artist:
Albrecht Dürer
|
| Accession number | DN 1320/271 (PK) |
| Credits | Gift Dr A.J. Domela Nieuwenhuis, 1923 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1923 |
| Creation date | in circa 1498 |
| Collector | Collector / Adriaan Domela Nieuwenhuis |
| Internal exhibitions |
Rondom Dürer, Duitse grafiek en tekenkunst, 1480-1550 (2003) Rondom Fra Bartolommeo (2016) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Technique |
Engraving
> Engraved
> Manual
> Intaglio printing techniques
> Printing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
Engraving
> Engraved
> Manual
> Intaglio printing techniques
> Printing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
|
| Geographical origin | Germany > Western Europe > Europe |
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All about the artist
Albrecht Dürer
Neurenberg 1471 - Neurenberg 1528
Albrecht Dürer received his first lessons from his father, who was a goldsmith. He subsequently became a pupil of the painter Michael Wohlgemut. Dürer...
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