Cornelis CortDutch, 1533–1578Hercules worstelt met Antaeus
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Hercules worstelt met Antaeus” now? Collection: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Unknown.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the work
Museum text in Dutch
Hercules verslaat de reus Antaeus door hem zolang op te tillen totdat hij zijn weerstand opgeeft en sterft.
Rijksmuseum
Details
- Accession number
- RP-P-1899-A-21765
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
In the life of Cornelis Cort
The whole life1560–1565 · Workplace
Northern Low Countries
1565–1566
Move to Venice, Living in Titian's House
In 1565–1566 Cort lived in Venice in the house of Titian, who immediately recognized his abilities and gave him his finest paintings to reproduce.
1565–1566 · Workplace
Venice
1566–1569 · Workplace
Rome
1570s
Roman School of Engravers and Work for Lafreri
In Rome he worked extensively for the publishing house of Antonio Lafreri and founded a famous school of engravers that produced a whole line of skilled masters; his manner was later developed by Agostino Carracci.
March 1578
Died
