Infant Hercules in His Cradle, Pen and Ink Drawing

A pen and brown ink drawing with brown wash shows a bedchamber scene: a nude standing man reaches toward a curtained canopy while a seated older figure raises his arms beside a stool. An infant sits in an ornate cradle-like chest at center, with a bent figure and an open doorway behind.

Artist

Prospero Fontana

Date

n.d.

Medium

Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash (recto), and pen and brown ink (verso), on tan laid paper

Source

Art Institute of Chicago

Size

1686 × 2185 px

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