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Hercules

Albrecht Dürer, c. 1496–97

Hercules by Albrecht Dürer
Hercules by Albrecht Dürer, 29 cm × 39 cm
1.70 m
Both at true scale.

29 cm × 39 cm

About the size of an open laptop. You would need 4 of them to reach a person's height.

Against things you know the size of

This work 39 cm Phone 15 cm A4 sheet 30 cm Person 1.7 m Doorway 2.03 m
Height
39 cm
Width
29 cm
Medium
woodcut
Kind
Print
Made in
Germany, late 15th Century
Where the measurement comes from
Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
As the museum records it
Platemark: 39.1 x 28.5 cm (15 3/8 x 11 1/4 in.)
Credit
Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland

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Five questions, answered from its own record. What is AGAI?

How big is it?
29 cm × 39 cm. About the size of an open laptop. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?
Made c. 1496–97. It is in the public domain, and The Cleveland Museum of Art publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?
Everyone’s to see. It is held by The Cleveland Museum of Art: Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland.
How was it made?
Woodcut, made in Germany, late 15th Century, Germany, late 15th Century.
Who speaks for it?
Its record at The Cleveland Museum of Art. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

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