Faun Fighting a Snake
Although the inscription indicates ‘Hercules’, the pointed ears of the figure reveal him to be a faun (forest god). The engraving is based on a drawing by Andrea Mantegna in the British Museum collection, in London. Besides following the master’s design, the anonymous engraver also emulated his robust style of drawing with thick, closely placed parallel lines.
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Faun Fighting a Snake
Although the inscription indicates ‘Hercules’, the pointed ears of the figure reveal him to be a faun (forest god). The engraving is based on a drawing by Andrea Mantegna in the British Museum collection, in London. Besides following the master’s design, the anonymous engraver also emulated his robust style of drawing with thick, closely placed parallel lines.
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Although the inscription indic ...... closely placed parallel lines.
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Hoewel het opschrift spreekt v ...... aast elkaar geplaatste lijnen.
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RP-P-OB-1846
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Rijksmuseum
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Faun Fighting a Snake
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Faun in gevecht met een slang
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type
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c. 1500 - c. 1550
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ca. 1500 - ca. 1550
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extent
blad breedte 200 mm
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blad hoogte 285 mm
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height 285 mm
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width 200 mm
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Collectie: prenten
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Collection: prints
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Hind (Italy) 20
The Illustrated Bartsch 23
temporal
eerste kwart 16e eeuw
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first quarter 16th century
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second quarter 16th century
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tweede kwart 16e eeuw
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