Hercules at the crossroads, by Durer

An image of Hercules at the crossroads. 'The effects of Jealousy' 'The great satyr'. Dürer, Albrecht (German, 1471-1528). Engraving, black carbon ink on laid paper, borderline completed in ink, height, plate, 325 mm, width, plate, 223 mm, height, sheet, 325 mm, width, sheet, 223 mm, circa 1498. Production Note: II/II. Before the scratch on the leg of the standing man.

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Hercules at the crossroads. 'The effects of Jealousy' 'The great satyr'. Dürer, Albrecht (German, 1471-1528). Engraving, black carbon ink on laid paper, borderline completed in ink, height, plate, 325 mm, width, plate, 223 mm, height, sheet, 325 mm, width, sheet, 223 mm, circa 1498. Production Note: II/II. Before the scratch on the leg of the standing man.

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Accession Number: 22.I.3-96
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 707 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 841.74kB
Exposure time: 1/90
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2016:07:21 15:16:59

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15th Century Albert Durer Albrecht Durer album attack attacking cloven hoof club crossroads Durer engraving female female nude Fitz_PDP Heracles Herakles Hercules jealousy male male nude mythological mythology Northern Renaissance nude print print album Renaissance satyrs woman women

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