Hercules Conquering the Molionide Twins
Artist
Albrecht Dürer
(German, 1471-1528)
CultureGerman
Dateca. 1496-98
MediumWoodcut
DimensionsOverall: 15 13/16 x 12 in. (40.1 x 30.5 cm)
InscribedDurer monogram left of center above bottom edge. On back, right edge "8509" over "5730".
Credit LineBequest of Goldsborough Serpell
Object number46.76.101
Not on view
DescriptionWoodcut on heavy woven paper. Depicts Hercules slaying the conjoined twins of Milione and Poseidon, brothers Eurytos and Kteatos. Published ReferencesVarious authors based on Adam van Bartsch's (1757-1821), _The Illustrated Bartsch_ Joseph Meder, _Dürer-Katalog, Ein Handbuch Über Albrecht Dürers Stiche, Radierungen, Holzschnitte, Deren Zustande, Ausgaben Und Wasserzeichen_ (Vienna: Verlag Gilhofer & Ranschburg, 1932)
