The Abduction of Dejanira, at center in the arms of the centaur Nessus, Hercules at right shooting the centaur with an arrow, Achelous reclining with his cornucopia at lower right
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Battista Franco
Artist bio: Italian, Venice ca. 1510–1561 Venice
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: ca. 1530–61
Medium: Etching; first state of three
Dimensions: Plate: 9 13/16 × 15 1/2 in. (25 × 39.3 cm)
Sheet: 15 1/8 in. × 21 in. (38.4 × 53.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Gift of Kenneth Grebinar, 2005
Accession year: 2005
Tags: Bow and Arrow|Hercules|Centaurs|Cornucopia|Trees