Under the guidance of Minerva rises Hercules in a chariot drawn by four horses on the Olympus. The clouds are Victoria, with a laurel wreath for the hero, and Fame, blowing praise. Print is part of a series of prints, which together with the ceiling painted the Apotheosis of Hercules in the Hôtel Lambert in Paris voorstellen. Manufacturer : printmaker: Bernard Picart (listed property) to painting by Charles Le Brun (listed building) to order of: Bernard Picart (indicated on object) publisher: Bernard Picartuitgever: Gaspard DuchangePlaats manufacture: publisher: Amsterdam Publisher: Paris Date
Under the guidance of Minerva rises Hercules in a chariot drawn by four horses on the Olympus. The clouds are Victoria, with a laurel wreath for the hero, and Fame, blowing praise. Print is part of a series of prints, which together with the ceiling painted the Apotheosis of Hercules in the Hôtel Lambert in Paris voorstellen. Manufacturer : printmaker: Bernard Picart (listed property) to painting by Charles Le Brun (listed building) to order of: Bernard Picart (indicated on object) publisher: Bernard Picartuitgever: Gaspard DuchangePlaats manufacture: publisher: Amsterdam Publisher: Paris Date: 1719 Physical characteristics: etching and engra material: paper Technique: etching / engra (printing process) Measurements: plate edge: h 320 mm × b 596 mmToelichtingDe print was published as part of a larger whole in "Les Peintures de Charles Le Brun et d'Eustache Le Sueur qui sont dans la maison du Président ... Lambert, published by Gaspard Duchange in 1740. Subject: apotheosis or Hercules: he is borne to heaven in a four-horse chariot and reconciled with Juno (or story) Minerva (Pallas, Athena) Fame; "Fama", "Fama buona", "Fama chiara '(Ripa) Victoria as Roman personification
Size: 1884px × 1326px
Photo credit: © Art World / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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