Albrecht Dürer (1471 – Nuremberg – 1528), Hercules Conquering Cacus.

Albrecht Dürer (1471 – Nuremberg – 1528), Hercules Conquering Cacus. Woodcut on laid paper, watermark: Augsburg coat of arms (Meder 177). (c. 1496). 39.1 x 28.2 cm (sheet). Bartsch 127; Meder 238 II a (of III c); Schoch/Mende/Scherbaum 105 II a (of III c). A very fine, sharp, and strong Meder II a impression, with 16 birds, dating from before the break in the horizon and before the damage to the young woman’s right eye. With a richly inked border, trimmed to the border on three side

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Graphic arts

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Munich

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H 39,1 × B 28,2 cm (bladmått)