A sheet with various pen and ink study drawings. At left is a nude Hercules. At right are various annotations and sketches, including of a man wearing a plumed helmet. A drawing of a nude Hercules standing contrapposto over the defeated Hydra’s body. In the background are sketches for other artworks including a winged woman drawing at the upper right. A sheet with various pen and ink study drawings. At left is a nude Hercules. At right are various annotations and sketches, including of a man wearing a plumed helmet.

Giovanni Battista Bertani

Double-Sided Sheet: Study for Hercules Victorious over the Hydra (recto); Study of Hercules, a Roman Soldier’s Head, and Ornament (verso),

Maker

Title

Double-Sided Sheet: Study for Hercules Victorious over the Hydra (recto); Study of Hercules, a Roman Soldier’s Head, and Ornament (verso)

Medium

ink, chalk

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

45.7 x 30.5 cm (18 x 12 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Marks: Inscribed in pen and ink on verso: "Cinquantacinque camise de M. / vinti de ferig.o / quarantacinque camise de Madona"

Type

Credit

Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund

Object Number

65.078

Double-Sided Sheet: Study for Hercules Victorious over the Hydra (recto); Study of Hercules, a Roman Soldier’s Head, and Ornament (verso)
(verso) Study of Hercules, roman soldier's head, ornaments

Marks: Inscribed in pen and ink on verso: "Cinquantacinque camise de M. / vinti de ferig.o / quarantacinque camise de Madona"

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Exhibition History

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