Alciato's Hercules emblem (no. 138) and related scenes : questions of interpretation

Author

Verheyen, Egon

Document type

Article (livre)

Language

English

Book title

Andrea Alciato and the emblem tradition : essays in honor of Virginia Woods Callahan

Author (monograph)

Daly, Peter M. (Editor, Collective Author)

Source

Andrea Alciato and the emblem tradition : essays in honor of Virginia Woods Callahan. 1989, p. 47-57

Publisher

AMS, New York (usa)

Publication country

United States

Abstract (en)

Discusses Alciato's emblem Duodecim certamina Herculis (The Twelve Labors of Hercules), which first appeared in 1546, as the starting point for allegorical depictions of Herculean deeds decorating a triumphal arch erected for the visit of Henry III of France to Mantua in 1574. Notes deviations from the Alciato tradition, and warns about the extent to which a given image was open to multiple--possibly even contradictory--interpretations.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Italy
• Alciati, Andrea, 1492-1550
• Emblems
• Duodecim certamina Herculis
• Italy
• Triumphal arches
• Mantova (ITA)
• Henri III, king of France, 1551-1589
• Entries
• Decoration
• Hercules
• Allegory
• Representation
• Hermeneutics
• Architectural decoration

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Italie
• Emblème
• Duodecim certamina Herculis
• Italie
• Arc de triomphe
• Mantova (ITA)
• Henri III, roi de France, 1551-1589
• Entrée
• Décor
• Hercule
• Allégorie
• Représentation
• Herméneutique
• Décoration architecturale

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19910101-00448713

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