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Hans Sebald Beham
Hercules Capturing Cerberus1545

Not on view
Engraving of a muscular bearded man pulling a three-headed dog on a leash amid burning stone ruins, with Latin inscription and date 1545

Hans Sebald Beham, Hercules Capturing Cerberus, 1545, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Estate of Howard de Forest, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Hans Sebald Beham
Title
Hercules Capturing Cerberus
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
1545
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 2 1/8 × 3 1/8 in. (5.4 × 7.94 cm) Image: 2 1/8 × 3 1/8 in. (5.4 × 7.94 cm)
Credit Line
Estate of Howard de Forest
Accession Number
47.31.158
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.
  • Hollstein, F. W. H. Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings, and Woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Amsterdam: M. Hertzberger, 1949.
  • Art of the German Renaissance. Claremont, Calif.? : Pomona College Gallery?, 196-?