![241Dürer (Albrecht, 1471-1528) Hercules conquering Cacus (Hercules conquering the Molionide Twins), [circa 1496, but slightly later].](https://am-s3-bucket-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/forum/prod/lot_images/xlarge/0a5cf7e4-9a90-ee11-b864-d4548b6f1f2f/33faa2d1-ab91-ee11-817b-6045bdfc47ac.webp "241Dürer (Albrecht, 1471-1528) Hercules conquering Cacus (Hercules conquering the Molionide Twins), [circa 1496, but slightly later].")
Lot 241
Dürer (Albrecht, 1471-1528) Hercules conquering Cacus (Hercules conquering the Molionide Twins), [circa 1496, but slightly later].
Hammer Price: £6,800
Description
Dürer (Albrecht, 1471-1528) Hercules conquering Cacus (Hercules conquering the Molionide Twins), woodcut, a good Meder IIa impression, on laid paper with watermark of Augsburg coat of arms (Briquet 2118; Meder 177), borderline 390 x 285 mm. (15 3/8 x 11 1/4 in), sheet 430 x 300 mm. (17 x 11 3/4 in), good margins, numbered '20' in brown ink upper right, unframed, [circa 1496, but slightly later impression].
Literature:
Bartsch 127; Meder, Hollstein 238; Schoch Mende Scherbaum 105
⁂ One of the important early woodcuts, executed just after the artist's first journey to Italy, and prior to producing the Apocalypse woodcut series.
Description
Dürer (Albrecht, 1471-1528) Hercules conquering Cacus (Hercules conquering the Molionide Twins), woodcut, a good Meder IIa impression, on laid paper with watermark of Augsburg coat of arms (Briquet 2118; Meder 177), borderline 390 x 285 mm. (15 3/8 x 11 1/4 in), sheet 430 x 300 mm. (17 x 11 3/4 in), good margins, numbered '20' in brown ink upper right, unframed, [circa 1496, but slightly later impression].
Literature:
Bartsch 127; Meder, Hollstein 238; Schoch Mende Scherbaum 105
⁂ One of the important early woodcuts, executed just after the artist's first journey to Italy, and prior to producing the Apocalypse woodcut series.
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