A bearded and nude Hercules lays across the bottom of the drawing on his funeral pyre. The top half depicts his entering Olympus via chariot, welcomed by the gods. A bearded and nude Hercules lays across the bottom of the drawing on his funeral pyre. The top half depicts his entering Olympus via chariot, welcomed by the gods. A bearded and nude Hercules lays across the bottom of the drawing on his funeral pyre. The top half depicts his entering Olympus via chariot, welcomed by the gods.

Abraham Jansz. van Diepenbeeck

Study for the Death of Hercules,

Maker

Title

Study for the Death of Hercules

Medium

chalk, white heightening

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

24.1 x 18.1 cm (9 1/2 x 7 1/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

On Verso

Lugt 2631 - Collection of Willem Issack Hooft (1782-1863), Amsterdam.

Lugt 2053d - RISD Museum Collection Stamp

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.433

Study for the Death of Hercules

On Verso

Lugt 2631 - Collection of Willem Issack Hooft (1782-1863), Amsterdam.

Lugt 2053d - RISD Museum Collection Stamp

Publications

Exhibition History

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