Hercules and Dejanira

ca. 1490–1520

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Engraving, printed in the niello style
Dimensions: Sheet: 3 7/8 × 5 5/8 in. (9.9 × 14.3 cm)
Collection no.: 47.96.12
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Hercules and Dejanira — Peregrino da Cesena. ca. 1490–1520.

Medium: Engraving, printed in the niello style. Dimensions: Sheet: 3 7/8 × 5 5/8 in. (9.9 × 14.3 cm).

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

Credit line: Gift of Dr. Franz H. Hirschland, 1947.

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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