Hercules Relieving Atlas of the Globe

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.

Hercules Relieving Atlas of the Globe

Cranach the Elder, Lucas

c. 1530

Accession Number

2006.111.2

Medium

pen and black ink over brush and gray wash over chalk on laid paper

Dimensions

overall: 13.8 x 20.5 cm (5 7/16 x 8 1/16 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Patrons' Permanent Fund