Hercules about to Kill Nessus
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Dimensionsh x w: Mått 20,4 x 29,8 cm h x w: Passepartout 55 x 42 cm
Inventory numberNMH 1265/1863
Other titlesTitle (sv): Herakles dödar Nessos Title (en): Hercules about to Kill Nessus
DescriptionDescription: Inscribed in pen and black ink at bottom centre: Bricci Cabinet de Crozat. Numbered in pen and brown ink in lower right corner: 36. Numbered in pen and black ink in lower right corner: 1084 (Sparre) After having killed a boy in Calydon Hercules went into exile together with his wife Deianira. On their road they came to the river Evenus, across which the centaur Nessus carried travellers for small sum of money. Hercules himself forded the river, but gave Deianira to Nessus to carry across. Nessus attempted to outrage her: Hercules heard her screaming and shot an arrow into the heart of Nessus. The attribution to Canuti donfirmed by Philip Pouncey [Bjurström, It. Drawings, cat. no. 1339]
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TechniqueWash drawing, Drawing
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