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Nicolo Van Aelst
The Labors of Hercules1608

Not on view
Engraving on cream paper of a muscular nude man wrestling a rearing lion, with a second crouching nude figure in the left distance and a landscape background
Engraving depicting a muscular male figure standing at right, facing a multi-headed serpentine creature with wings and scaled body at left, rendered in fine cross-hatched line work on white paper.
Engraving of a lightly draped figure straddling a large boar and raising a club overhead, with a second figure fleeing toward trees in the background; fine cross-hatched linework in a wooded landscape setting.
Engraving depicting a chaotic battle scene with centaurs — half-human, half-horse figures — clashing violently; one raises a weapon overhead while another falls; additional figures and fleeing animals visible in the background, rendered with fine cross-hatched linework.
Engraving of a muscular male figure wearing a deer-skin and antlered headdress, grappling with a leaping stag by its antlers and muzzle, set against a landscape with trees and ruins, rendered with fine hatched linework.
Engraving of a muscular male figure wrestling a large bull to the ground, gripping its horns, with fine cross-hatched linework. Background shows a wooded landscape with additional figures and a fire at left.
Engraving depicting a muscular male figure wrestling a rearing horse by its bridle chain, with a fallen figure on the ground at right and additional figures visible near stone walls in the background; dense cross-hatching throughout.
Engraving depicting a herd of five horned cattle in dynamic motion, filling the foreground, while a lightly draped male figure carrying a staff stands at upper left beneath a tree, rendered with fine crosshatched lines.
Engraving of a nearly nude male figure drawing a bow and arrow toward a large winged dragon with outstretched claws and a coiled tail, set in a landscape with trees and clouds; fine cross-hatched linework throughout.
Engraving of a muscular male figure wielding a club against a multi-headed beast with scaled body and snarling animal heads, set in a rocky landscape with a demonic face visible at left; fine crosshatched linework throughout.
Artist or Maker
Nicolo Van Aelst
Artist or Maker
Antonio Tempesta
Title
The Labors of Hercules
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
1608
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet (each): 4 × 5 3/4 in. (10.16 × 14.61 cm) Image (each): 4 × 5 3/4 in. (10.16 × 14.61 cm)
Credit Line
Los Angeles County Fund
Accession Number
65.37.8-.17
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.