The Farnese Hercules

About the Artwork

Title The Farnese Hercules

Artwork Date between 1575 and 1579

Artist Giorgio Ghisi

Life Dates 1520-1582

Nationality Please note: Definitions for nationality may vary significantly, depending on chronology and world events. Some definitions include: Belonging to a people having a common origin based on a geography and/or descent and/or tradition and/or culture and/or religion and/or language, or sharing membership in a legally defined nation. Italian

Culture Please note: Cultures may be defined by the language, customs, religious beliefs, social norms, and material traits of a group. ----------

Medium Engraving printed in black ink on laid paper

Dimensions Sheet (trimmed inside plate mark): 12 3/4 × 7 inches (32.4 × 17.8 cm)

Classification Prints

Department Prints, Drawings & Photographs

Credit Gift of the Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Irving F. Burton

Accession Number This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection. Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings. For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups. 2003.217

Copyright Public Domain