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Hercules en Cacus

Jan Gossart

1518 - 1528

Medium

pen

Dimensions

h 370mm × w 545mm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

prepared paper; ink

Object Type

drawing

Subject Matter

Cacus, the fire-breathing monster is killed in his cave by Hercules

Acquisition Method

purchase

Acquired

1948

Notes

opschrift, verso, in zwart krijt: ‘308 Mantegna’

Collection Type

drawings

About Jan Gossart

?–?

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