Hercules choosing between glory and pleasure. Etching by J. Frey after a design attributed to C. Maratta.
- Maratti, Carlo, 1625-1713.
- Date:
- [between 1700 and 1799]
- Reference:
- 2496717i
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About this work
Description
On the left the woman representing glory points to the horse Pegasus standing on top of a cliff. On the right the woman representing easy pleasure points to a fountain in a pleasure-garden
Publication/Creation
Romae [Rome] : Apud Iacobum Frey, [between 1700 and 1799]
Physical description
1 print : etching ; sheet 43 x 60.3 cm
Creator/production credits
Composition related to a painting by Annibale Carracci. "Panofsky [Erwin Panofsky, Hercules am Scheidewege und andere antike Bildstoffe in der neueren Kunst, Berlin 1930] suggests (p. 129 note1) that the designer might be Maratti, referring to a passage in Bottari's 1759/60 edition of Vasari: after referring to Annibale's painting in the Palazzo Farnese, Bottari continues 'Carlo Maratta eziando espresse questo medesimo pensiero, il quale va parimente in istampa intagliato'" (British Museum online catalogue)
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2496717i
Type/Technique
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores