Hercules draagt de zuilen
Albrecht Altdorfer
ca. 1506 - 1538
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
43; 36
About this artwork
Hercules, lopend met over elke schouder een grote zuil.
About the Artist
Albrecht Altdorfer · 1475–1538
Albrecht Altdorfer (c. 1480–1538) was a German painter, printmaker, and draftsman who stands as one of the founders of landscape painting as an independent genre. Born in Regensburg or nearby Altdorf, he learned art from his father Ulrich, a painter and miniaturist. Altdorfer spent most of his life in Regensburg, becoming a citizen in 1505 and later serving as the city's official architect and a m...