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Giorgio Ghisi
Hercules Victorious over the Hydra1588 or before

Not on view
Engraving on cream paper of a nude, muscular, bearded man crowned with a laurel wreath, standing over coiled serpentine creatures, framed by an ornate border with globes, instruments, and decorative figures
Artist or Maker
Giorgio Ghisi
Title
Hercules Victorious over the Hydra
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
1588 or before
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 14 × 8 1/2 in. (35.56 × 21.59 cm) Image: 13 3/4 × 8 1/4 in. (34.93 × 20.96 cm)
Credit Line
Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest
Accession Number
M.88.91.187
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.
  • Boorsch, Suzanne; Lewis, Michal; Lewis, R.E. The Engravings of Giorgio Ghisi. New York, NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1985