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
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2496717i
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)
Type/Technique
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores