Hercules at the Crossroads

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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.

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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	Paper > Vegetable material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique
Object	Print > Two-dimensional object > Art 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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Neurenberg 1471 - Neurenberg 1528

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