The seated Hercules is encircled by three of Omphale's servants, who hand him a distaff for spinning and put a bonnet on his head. An elegantly dressed woman stands on the right side of the painting and gazes overtly at the viewer. Two partridges hang in the top left corner.
The seated Hercules is encircled by three of Omphale's servants, who hand him a distaff for spinning and put a bonnet on his head. An elegantly dressed woman stands on the right side of the painting and gazes overtly at the viewer. Two partridges hang in the top left corner.
[Görres, CDA 2012]
- Attribution
- Lucas Cranach the Elder
Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder | [Exhib. Cat. Brussels 2011, 214-215, No. 118] |
- Production date
- 1537
Production date
1537 | [dated] |
- Dimensions
- Dimensions of support: 120.5 x 83.4 cm
Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 120.5 x 83.4 cm
[Exhib. Cat. Brussels 2011, 214-215, No. 118]
- Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia top centre: winged serpent with elevated wings, facing left and dated '1537'
Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia top centre: winged serpent with elevated wings, facing left and dated '1537'
[Exhib. Cat. Brussels 2011, 214-215, No. 118]
- Inscriptions and Labels
- top centre: 'HERCVLES MANIBVS DANT LYDAE PENSA PUELLAE
IMPERIVM DOMINAE FERT DEVS ILLE SVAE.
SIC CAPIT INGENTIS ANIMOS DAMNOSA …Inscriptions and Labels
Inscriptions, Badges:
- top centre:
'HERCVLES MANIBVS DANT LYDAE PENSA PUELLAE
IMPERIVM DOMINAE FERT DEVS ILLE SVAE.
SIC CAPIT INGENTIS ANIMOS DAMNOSA VOLVPTAS
FORTIAQVE ENERVAT PECTORA MOLLIS AMOR'
[Exhib. Cat. Brussels 2011, 214-215, No. 118]
- Owner
- Fondation Bemberg, Toulouse
- Repository
- Fondation Bemberg, Toulouse
- Location
- Toulouse
- CDA ID
- F_FBT_P70
- FR (1978) Nr.
- FR274E
- Persistent Link
- https://lucascranach.org/en/F_FBT_P70/
- top centre: 'HERCVLES MANIBVS DANT LYDAE PENSA PUELLAE