Plate LXVIII (68): Hercules, from "Museum Florentinum" (Statuae antiquae dorum et virorum illustrium)
Medium
Engraving and etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 14 15/16 × 10 1/16 in. (38 × 25.5 cm) Plate: 14 3/16 × 9 1/16 in. (36 × 23 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
Accession Number
2019.282.132
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the grandeur of ancient mythology with *Plate LXVIII: Hercules* from the *Museum Florentinum* (Statuae antiquae deorum et virorum illustrium), a stunning 1734 engraving and etching by Marc'Antonio Corsi and Giovanni Domenico Campiglia. This print captures the heroic nude figure of Hercules, the legendary strongman of Greek and Roman lore, posed in a dynamic classical stance that embodies idealized male anatomy and divine power. Measuring about 15 by 10 inches on its sheet, it meticulously reproduces an antique statue, inviting 18th-century viewers to admire the muscular form celebrat...
About the Artist
Marc'Antonio Corsi|Giovanni Domenico Campiglia (Italian|Italian) · 1700 |1692 –1800 |1768
Italian, active Florence, 1746–55|Italian, Lucca, 1692–1768