6091A

Hercules supports the world so Atlas can repair it with a hammer

Artist: Cornelis Cort (1528-1583)
Title: Hercules supports the world so Atlas can repair it with a hammer.
Date: 1563
Medium: Engraving. Plate 10/10 of the series The Labors of Hercules. After a series of lost paintings by Frans Floris (1519/20 – 1570), with preparatory drawings by Simon Jansz Kies. Published in Antwerp by Hieronymus Cock at Aux Quatre Vents.
Photo Source: British Museum Website

Item: 6091A