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Hercules kills the Lernaean Hydra, Heinrich Aldegrever

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Hercules kills the Lernaean Hydra

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Hercules kills the Lernaean Hydra, 1550

Blatt: 92 x 65 mm

Inventory Number: 660

Object Number: 660 Z

Status: Request for presentation in the study room of the Prints and Drawings Department

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Title: Hercules kills the Lernaean Hydra

Part Number / Total: 4 / 10

Period Produced

16th century

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Renaissance

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drawing

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Captions Added Later: Verso Beschriftung der Sammlung Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, Amsterdam (mit der Feder in Braun, Lugt 3002, 3003, 3004); unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark: Nicht geprüft

Work Catalogues: Plaßmann 1994.84.26

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16.07.2025