Hercules and Nessus

Hercules and Nessus

Title

Hercules and Nessus

[Cat. Braunschweig 1976, 15] [Cat. Braunschweig 1969, 48, No. 718]

Painting on beech wood

Medium

Painting on beech wood

[Cat. Braunschweig 1976, 15]
[Cat. Braunschweig 1969, 48, no. 718]

The panel is part of the series 'The Labours of Hercules'.

[Görres, cda 2012]

Attributions
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1978, no. 408A]

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Cat. Braunschweig 1976, 15]

Copy after Lucas Cranach the Elder

? [cda 2013]

Production date
after 1537

Production date

after 1537

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1978, no. 408A]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 115 x 100 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 115 x 100 cm

  • [Cat. Braunschweig 1976, 15]

  • [Cat. Braunschweig 1969, 48, no. 718]

Signature / Dating

none

Inscriptions and Labels
  • top: 'Figitur Herkulei Centaurus arundine teli qui reus abductae comjugis actus ärat'

[Cat. Braunschweig 1969, 48, No. 718]

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscriptions, Badges:

    • top:

  • 'Figitur Herkulei Centaurus arundine teli qui reus abductae comjugis actus ärat'

  • [Cat. Braunschweig 1969, 48, No. 718]

Owner
Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum, Braunschweig
Repository
Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum, Braunschweig
Location
Braunschweig
CDA ID
DE_HAUMB_GG718
FR (1978) Nr.
FR408A
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_HAUMB_GG718/

Provenance

  • 1917 legacy of Frau Justizrat Hollandt
    [Cat. Braunschweig 1976, 15]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Friedländer, Rosenberg 1978 408A
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
TitleThe Paintings of Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationNew York
Year of Publication1978
Show Literature
Cat. Braunschweig 1976 15 718
AuthorSabine Jacob, Rüdiger Klessmann
TitleVerzeichnis der Gemälde vor 1800. Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum Braunschweig
Place of PublicationBraunschweig
Year of Publication1976
Show Literature
Cat. Braunschweig 1969 48 718
Authorn. a.
TitleHerzog Anton Ulrich-Museum Braunschweig. Verzeichnis der Gemälde
Place of PublicationBraunschweig
Year of Publication1969
Show Literature
Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932 328A
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1932
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/friedlaender1932
Show Literature
  • Hercules and Nessus, after 1537

Images

Compare images
  • overall
  • overall
  • irr

Technical studies

03. 2013Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography

Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Materials:

- fluid, black medium and brush; in combination with dark chalk?

Type/Ductus:

- freehand underdrawing

- delicate, fine lines as well as thin to broader lines

Function:

- relative binding for the final painted version; lines delineate contours and describe the essential details; no representation of volume

Deviations:

- minor alterations made during the painting process to clearly define form

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- workshop of Lucas Cranach the Elder; or copy after Cranach

Comments:

- the veins are indicated with dark lines

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2013]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

Citing from the Cranach Digital Archive

Entry with author
<author's name>, 'Hercules and Nessus', <title of document, data entry or image>. [<Date of document or image>], in: Cranach Digital Archive, https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_HAUMB_GG718/ (Accessed {{dateAccessed}})
Entry with no author
'Hercules and Nessus', <title of document, data entry or image>. [<Date of document, entry or image>], in: Cranach Digital Archive, https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_HAUMB_GG718/ (Accessed {{dateAccessed}})

Help us to improve the Cranach Digital Archive.

Please contact us, if you have noticed a mistake.