Hercules at the Crossroads

A pen and brown ink drawing with brush and wash shows a muscular hero at center, struggling with a figure in a cloud above while cherubs and a pale oval shield surround the scene. A rococo scrollwork frame of shells and curls encloses the composition, with a small domed temple at lower left.

Artist

Niccolò Berrettoni

Date

n.d.

Medium

Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, heightened with lead white (oxidized), over black chalk, on tan laid paper, laid down on tan w

Source

Art Institute of Chicago

Size

1686 × 1843 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection