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Hercules and Omphale

After Bartholomeus Spranger Netherlandish
Publisher Balthasar Caymox Netherlandish, German
1590
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Hercules and Omphale
  • Artist: Anton Eisenhoit (German, Warburg 1553 or 1554–1603 Warburg)
  • Artist: After Bartholomeus Spranger (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1546–1611 Prague)
  • Publisher: Balthasar Caymox (German, Bersse (?) 1561–1635 Nuremberg)
  • Date: 1590
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 12 1/2 × 8 3/4 in. (31.7 × 22.2 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
  • Object Number: 49.95.1867
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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