Artwork
Hercules Leaning on His Club [recto]
![Hercules Leaning on His Club [recto], by Parri Spinelli, ink, 1440](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/parri-spinelli--hercules-leaning-on-his-club-recto--1ed658247dda4bac-w1024.webp)
Hercules Leaning on His Club [recto] is an ink drawing by Parri Spinelli. It dates from 1440 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
Hercules Leaning on His Club is a drawing created by Parri Spinelli around 1440 using pen and brown ink on laid paper.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing depicts the mythological hero Hercules resting against his club, a representation of classical mythology in a Renaissance artwork.
Technique & Style
The work reflects the stylistic tendencies of its time, characterized by elongated figures and an emphasis on expressive linework, as seen in the bold use of pen and brown ink.
History & Provenance
Parri Spinelli, the artist, was trained in Florence under Lorenzo Ghiberti's workshop and later became a prominent painter in Arezzo, building on the foundation laid by his father, Spinello Aretino.
Artist & collection
Artist
Parri Spinelli (c. 1387 – 1453) was an Italian (Tuscan) painter of the early renaissance who was born in the Province of Arezzo. His father and teacher was Spinello Aretino (1350–1410), who was active throughout…
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