Galleria Giustiniana del Marchese Vincenzo Giustiniani I

About this artwork

Standbeeld van Hercules met de appelen van de Hesperiden in zijn linkerhand, de knots in zijn rechterhand, die hij op zijn schouder laat rusten. Om zijn hals is de huid van de leeuw geknoopt. Midden onder op de basis het wapenschild van Vincenzo Giustiniani. Prent uit een serie naar de sculpturen in de verzameling in de Galleria Giustiniani te Rome.

Art Historical Context

Step into the grand world of 17th-century Roman art collecting with *Galleria Giustiniani del Marchese Vincenzo Giustiniani*, a masterful 1640 engraving by Flemish artist Michel Natalis. This detailed print (373 × 238 mm) captures a classical statue of Hercules, the mighty hero triumphant from his final labor. In his left hand, he cradles the golden apples of the Hesperides; his right rests a hefty club on his shoulder, while the Nemean lion's skin drapes knotted around his neck. At the statue's base gleams the coat of arms of Vincenzo Giustiniani, proud owner of one of Europe's most celebrate...