Hercules vecht met Cacus, Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio, after Rosso Fiorentino, 1515 - 1565

Title(s)

Hercules vecht met Cacus
Scènes met Hercules (series title)

Object type

• print

Object number

RP-P-OB-35.598

Catalogue reference

• The Illustrated Bartsch 49-1(3)
• Bartsch 49

Inscriptions / marks

• collector's mark: Lugt 240

Description

Hercules staat met geheven knots op het punt Cacus aan te vallen omdat hij de runderen van Geryon probeert te stelen. Cacus trekt aan de staart van een van de runderen.

Artist

• print maker: Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio
• after design by: Rosso Fiorentino

Place

Italy

Dating

1515 - 1565

Material

• paper

Technique

engraving

Measurements

height 222 mm × width 179 mm

What

• Cacus steals some of the cattle of Geryon which Hercules was driving home
• Cacus, the fire-breathing monster is killed in his cave by Hercules

Acquisition

transferred 1816

Copyright

Public domain

• The illustrated Bartsch, dl. 28, p. 188, cat.nr. 49
• The illustrated Bartsch, dl. 28 commentary, p. 176, cat.nr. 49
• Le peintre graveur, dl. 15, p. 86, cat.nr. 49