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Albrecht Dürer
The Combat of Virtue and Pleasure in the Presence of Hercules (Hercules at the Crossroads)circa 1498-1499

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Engraving with fine crosshatched lines depicting three adult figures and a winged putto around two trees in a landscape, with a castle at left and mountains at right
Artist or Maker
Albrecht Dürer
Germany, Nuremberg, 1471-1528
Title
The Combat of Virtue and Pleasure in the Presence of Hercules (Hercules at the Crossroads)
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
circa 1498-1499
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 12 3/4 × 9 in. (32.39 × 22.86 cm) Image: 12 5/8 × 8 3/4 in. (32.07 × 22.23 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Anna Bing Arnold
Accession Number
M.85.58
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.
  • Meder, Joseph. Dürer-Katalog, ein handbuch über Albrecht Dürers stiche, radierungen, Holzschnitte, deren zustände, ausgaben und wasserzeichen. Germany, Wien: Gilhofer & Rauschburg, 1932.