Titelprent met Hercules en personificatie van Geschiedenis Titelprent voor Theatrum Pontificum (..) Theatrum pontificum, imperatorum, regum, ducum (..) (serietitel) Theatrvm Pontificvm, Imperatorvm, Regvm, Dvcvm (..) , RP-P-OB-7835, between 1628 and 1670

Identification title(s): title print with hercules and personification of history. Title print for theatrum pontificum (. . ) theatrum pontificum, imperatorum, regum, ducum (. . ) (series title). Theatrvm pontificvm, imperatorvm, regvm, dvcvm (. . ) (series title on object). Object type: print title print object number: rp-p-ob-7835. Catalog reference: hollstein dutch 205-3842(2). Note: determined based on the prints available in the rijksmuseum print room. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso lower left, stamped: lugt 240. Description: title print with the title in latin on a pedestal, flanked by the personification of history and hercules. Above the pedestal a globe with trumpets, sword and a belt. In a cartouche under the pedestal a medallion with zeus and europa. Title print for a series of portraits. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: pieter de jode (ii) (mentioned on object), after a design by: erasmus quellinus (i) (mentioned on object), publisher: pieter de jode (ii) (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: antwerp. Dating: 1628 - 1670. Physical features: engraving and etching. Material: paper technique: engraving (printing process) / etching. Dimensions: plate edge: h 178 mm × w 136 mm. Subject: what: (the story of) hercules (herakles) 'historia'; 'historia' (ripa). Jupiter, usually in the shape of a white bull, abducts europa and carries her across the water. Acquisition: transfer of management 1816. Date: between 1628 and 1670.