1522
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Covered Goblet with Young Hercules is a 1522 ink by Albrecht Altdorfer, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a goblet covered with a cloth, next to a small statue of Young Hercules. The artist included many details, like the folds of the cloth and the muscles on the statue. This level of detail suggests the artist was skilled at drawing small things. You can learn more about this style by looking into the technique: etching.
Albrecht Altdorfer (c. 1480 – 12 February 1538) was a German painter, engraver and architect of the Renaissance working in Regensburg. Along with Lucas Cranach the Elder and Wolf Huber he is regarded to be the main…
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