Hercules worstelt met Antaeus, RP-P-OB-1845, Andrea Mantegna, between 1500 and 1550

Identification title(s): hercules struggles with antaeus. Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-1845. Catalog reference: hind (italy) 18. The illustrated bartsch 21. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: andrea mantegna (school of), printmaker: anonymous. Place of manufacture: italy. Dating: 1500 - 1550. Physical features: engraving. Material: paper technique: engraving (printing process). Dimensions: top: h 252 mm × w 163 mm explanation the style and subject of the print can be related to the fresco by andrea mantegna in the camera della sposi (see documentation). The print was probably made by someone from the artist's environment. Subject: what: the giant antaeus is lifted into the air and crushed to death by hercules. Acquisition: unknown. Date: between 1500 and 1550.