The Combat of Virtue and Pleasure in the Presence of Hercules (Hercules at the Crossroads)

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The Combat of Virtue and Pleasure in the Presence of Hercules (Hercules at the Crossroads)

Germany, circa 1498-1499
Prints; engravings
Engraving
Sheet: 12 3/4 × 9 in. (32.39 × 22.86 cm) Image: 12 5/8 × 8 3/4 in. (32.07 × 22.23 cm)
Purchased with funds provided by Anna Bing Arnold (M.85.58)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Meder, Joseph. Dürer-Katalog, ein handbuch über Albrecht Dürers stiche, radierungen, Holzschnitte, deren zustände, ausgaben und wasserzeichen. Germany, Wien: Gilhofer & Rauschburg, 1932.
  • Hollstein, F. W. H. Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings, and Woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Amsterdam: M. Hertzberger, 1949.
  • Meder, Joseph. Dürer-Katalog, ein handbuch über Albrecht Dürers stiche, radierungen, Holzschnitte, deren zustände, ausgaben und wasserzeichen. Germany, Wien: Gilhofer & Rauschburg, 1932.
  • Hollstein, F. W. H. Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings, and Woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Amsterdam: M. Hertzberger, 1949.
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.
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