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Hercules Relieving Atlas of the Globe

Lucas Cranach the Elderc. 1530

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Washington, DC, United States

  • Title: Hercules Relieving Atlas of the Globe
  • Creator: Lucas Cranach the Elder
  • Date Created: c. 1530
  • Physical Dimensions: overall: 13.8 x 20.5 cm (5 7/16 x 8 1/16 in.)
  • Provenance: J. Fairfax-Murray. Victor Koch (his sale, Anderson Galleries, New York, 8 February 1923, no. 70). (sale, Sotheby's New York, 29 January 1997, no. 128, as "German School, 16th century); Private collection, Washington, DC; (Salamander Fine Arts, New York); purchased 2006 by NGA.
  • Rights: CC0
  • Medium: pen and black ink over brush and gray wash over chalk on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

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