Hercules wearing a lion skin holding Antaeus whose arm reaches to the left; an inscribed tablet hanging on a dead tree at right

ca. 1490–1525

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 9 13/16 × 6 13/16 in. (24.9 × 17.3 cm)
Collection no.: 56.581.13
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Hercules wearing a lion skin holding Antaeus whose arm reaches to the left; an inscribed tablet hanging on a dead tree at right — Giovanni Antonio da Brescia. ca. 1490–1525.

Medium: Engraving. Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 9 13/16 × 6 13/16 in. (24.9 × 17.3 cm).

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

Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1956.

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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