Vignette of Hercules and the Hydra with wreath border., 1678

Unsigned

RA Collection: Art

Malvasia's Felsina Pittrice is a history of painting traced through the Bolognese school, written consciously in the wake of other 'artists' lives' books such as Vasari's Vite. Malvasia provided a challenge to Vasari's Tuscan-centric art history by placing Bolognese artists at the fore; it is one of the most important early modern sources on Italian art.

Object details

Title

Vignette of Hercules and the Hydra with wreath border.

Drawn by

Unsigned

Printed by

Erede di Domenico Barbieri (fl. 1669 - 1685)

From

Carlo Cesare Malvasia, Felsina pittrice : vite de pittori bolognesi ..., Bologna : Per l'Erede di Domenico Barbieri, 1678, [facing p. 336].

Date

1678

Object type

Printed illustration

Place of Publication

Bologna

Medium

Woodcut

Dimensions

215 mm x 160 mm

Collection

Royal Academy of Arts

Object number

16/1439

This image is from a book

Felsina Pittrice Vite De Pittori Bolognesi Alla Maesta Christianissima Di Luigi XIIII Re Di Francia E Di Navarra Il Sempre Vittorioso Consagrata Dal Co. Carlo Cesare Malvasia Fra Gelati L'Ascolo. Divisa in duoi Tomi; con Indici in fine copiosissimi. Tomo Primo Che contiene la Prima, Seconda, e Terza Parte. (Secondo Che contiene la Quarta Parte.) - In Bologna,

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