Hercules and Atlas

Bernardino LuiniBetween 1513 and 1515

Sforzesco Castle
Milan, Italy

This large monochrome fresco comes from the courtyard of a palazzo on Via Borgonuovo in Milan, where the rest of the cycle is still preserved. The scene represents Hercules, holding the globe on his shoulders, while Atlas reveals to him the secrets of astrology.

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Title: Hercules and Atlas
Creator: Bernardino Luini
Date Created: Between 1513 and 1515
Location: Castello Sforzesco, Pinacoteca, Milan
Physical Dimensions: 500 x 385 cm
Provenance: Deposit from Palazzo Landriani, Milan, 1927
Type: Fresco
Rights: Comune di Milano - Civiche Raccolte Artistiche, Castello Sforzesco, Milano
External Link: https://pinacoteca.milanocastello.it/
Medium: Detached fresco
Art Movement: Renaissance
Art Form: Fresco
Original title: Ercole e Atlante
Artist Nationality: Italian
Artist Death Place: Milan
Artist Death Date: 1530
Artist Birth Place: Dumenza, Luino
Artist Birth Date: 1480 approx.

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