Descrizione

Acquaforte, 1693, firmata in lastra in basso a destra. Ottima prova, stampata su carta vergata coeva, rifilata al margine, in ottime condizioni.L'opera è inserita nel 'Opera Varia Historica Poetica' di Bottschildt, edita a Norimberga da J. C. Weigel nel 1693. Etching, 1693, printed on contemporary laid paper, trimmed to the platemark, very good condition.Lettered at lower right: 'Sam. Bottschildt inv. et fecit' and at lower centre 'Hercules et Jobe'.Hercules and Iole seated in front of a window; Iole at right holding the club and lion skin, Hercules at left poiting to a mirror; in foreground Cupid holding a spindle; in right background view of a garden with a parrot sitting on a vase.From the 'Opera Varia Historica Poetica', published in Nuremberg by Johann Christoph Weigel, 1693. The opera contains almost the entire oeuvre of the artist and consists of 48 etchings, mostly designs for ceiling pieces. Cfr. Le Blanc 8; Hollestein 1-48.