1507
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Hercules and Antaeus is a 1507 ink by Giovanni Antonio da Brescia, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This engraving shows a muscular man lifting another man off the ground. The man on the bottom struggles, his feet dangling, while the one on top holds him tight. Both are naked, and the scene looks like a fight. One man clutches a club, and the other has a shield with strange symbols. The artist used fine lines to show muscle and movement, making the figures look strong. The background has simple waves and flowers, keeping focus on the struggle. Next, check out the technique: engraving, cross-hatching to see how artists create depth with lines.
Giovanni Antonio da Brescia was an Italian engraver of northern Italy, active in the approximate period 1490–1519, during the Italian Renaissance.
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