Hercules doodt Antaeus, RP-P-H-1063, Hans Brosamer, 1540

Identification title(s): hercules kills antaeus. Object type: print object number: rp-p-h-1063. Catalog reference: bartsch 14. Hollstein german 19. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso lower right, stamped: lugt 2228a. Description: hercules kills antaeus by lifting this giant off the ground in a headlock, thus stripping him of his strength. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: hans brosamer (mentioned on object), according to own design by: hans brosamer. Place of manufacture: fulda. Date: 1540. Physical features: engraving. Material: paper technique: engraving (printing process). Dimensions: top: h 94 mm × w 61 mm. Subject: what: the giant antaeus is lifted into the air and crushed to death by hercules. Credit line: loan from the rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten. Acquisition: loan. Date: 1540.