Hercules at the Crossroad

ca. 1498

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Engraving, second state of two
Dimensions: sheet: 12 11/16 x 8 7/8 in. (32.3 x 22.5 cm) plate line shows only at top and left
Collection no.: 19.73.83
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

Albrecht Dürer. Hercules at the Crossroad. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Hercules at the Crossroad — Albrecht Dürer. ca. 1498.

Medium: Engraving, second state of two. Dimensions: sheet: 12 11/16 x 8 7/8 in. (32.3 x 22.5 cm) plate line shows only at top and left.

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Fletcher Fund, 1919.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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