Hercules and the Nemean Lion: Hercules grasps the shoulders and chest of the lion, which is viewed from the back, beside a rocky outcrop
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Adamo (Ghisi) Scultori|Giulio Romano
Artist bio: Italian, Mantua ca. 1530–1587 Rome|Italian, Rome 1499?–1546 Mantua
Artist role: Artist|Artist
Artist nationality: Italian|Italian
Date: ca. 1530–87
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: plate: 8 5/16 x 5 1/2 in. (21.1 x 14 cm)
sheet: 8 1/2 x 5 11/16 in. (21.6 x 14.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession year: 2012
Tags: Lions|Hercules