id:			136609
accession number:	1961.170
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1961.170
updated:		2024-03-26 01:58:49.497000

Hercules at the Crossroad, c. 1498. Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528). Engraving; image: 32.4 x 22.2 cm (12 3/4 x 8 3/4 in.); sheet: 32.4 x 22.2 cm (12 3/4 x 8 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1961.170

title:				Hercules at the Crossroad
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creation date:			c. 1498
creation date earliest:		1493
creation date latest:		1503
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Germany, late 15th-early 16th century
technique:	engraving
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Engraving
type:		Print
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catalogue raisonne: Meder 63 ii/ii

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CREATORS

* Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528)  - artist

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measurements: Image: 32.4 x 22.2 cm (12 3/4 x 8 3/4 in.); Sheet: 32.4 x 22.2 cm (12 3/4 x 8 3/4 in.)
state of the work:	II/II
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	Watermark: Meder 20 High Crown
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review (1961)
	opening date:   1961-11-01T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review (1961)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 1-26, 1961).

	title:		Old Master Prints and Drawings
	opening date:   1966-07-29T04:00:00
	<i>Old Master Prints and Drawings</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 29, 1966-February 28, 1967).

	title:		Albrecht Dürer - 500th Anniversary
	opening date:   1971-02-19T05:00:00
	<i>Albrecht Dürer - 500th Anniversary</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 19-March 28, 1971).

	title:		Eight Masters of the Print
	opening date:   1980-10-14T04:00:00
	<i>Eight Masters of the Print</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (October 14, 1980-January 18, 1981).

	title:		Sacred and Profane in Late Gothic Prints
	opening date:   1987-06-02T04:00:00
	<i>Sacred and Profane in Late Gothic Prints</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 2-August 2, 1987).

	title:		Dürer’s Women: Images of Devotion and Desire
	opening date:   2014-06-22T00:00:00
	<i>Dürer’s Women: Images of Devotion and Desire</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 22-September 28, 2014).

	title:		Gods and Heroes: Ancient Legends in Renaissance Art
	opening date:   2017-08-26T04:00:00
	<i>Gods and Heroes: Ancient Legends in Renaissance Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 26-December 31, 2017).

	title:		Love Gardens / Forbidden Fruit
	opening date:   2023-07-02T04:00:00
	<i>Love Gardens / Forbidden Fruit</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 2-October 29, 2023).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Richard Fisher (1809-1890), Midhurst (Lugt 2204)
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