Hercules and the Nemean Lion
Medium
Chiaroscuro woodcut from two blocks in pale brown (state ib/ii)
Dimensions
Sheet: 9 15/16 × 7 11/16 in. (25.2 × 19.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1922
Accession Number
22.73.3-63
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Niccolò Vicentino|Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) · 1540–1550
**Niccolò Vicentino (also known as Giuseppe Niccolò Rospigliosi or Rossigliani, called Vicentino)** was an Italian Renaissance painter and wood-engraver active primarily in the mid-16th century. Born in Vicenza around 1525, he worked in Bologna circa 1550. He specialized in the demanding technique of chiaroscuro woodcuts, which use multiple blocks to create tonal effects of light and shadow. He w...