{"product_id":"18th-c-engraving-hercules-and-iole","title":"18th C Engraving - Hercules and Iole","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e18th C English School Prints - Hercules and Iole\u003cbr\u003eHercules and Iole\u003cbr\u003e17th C (c 1630-1650)\u003cbr\u003e16\" x 10.75\"\u003cbr\u003eCopperplate engraving on laid paper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHercules and Iole (or possibly Omphale, depending on interpretation)\u003cbr\u003eThe scene shows Hercules holding a club and accompanied by a nude female figure. The lion skin, club, and serpent confirm the male figure as Hercules (Heracles). The woman may represent Iole, whom Hercules took captive and loved, or in some readings, Omphale, the Lydian queen to whom he was enslaved.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGiovanni Campanella (active c. 1620–1660)\u003cbr\u003eInscription: “Campanella fecit” = “Campanella made this.”\u003cbr\u003eCampanella was a 17th-century Italian engraver associated with reproducing classical statues and Renaissance frescoes in print form. His style aligns closely with Roman engraving workshops of the early Baroque period.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"For the Louvre of Antiques LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49022394827007,"sku":null,"price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/8780\/4927\/files\/E075A0F7-6D3B-494C-B390-6A2DF3ED281E.jpg?v=1786895147","url":"https:\/\/forthelouvreofantiques.com\/products\/18th-c-engraving-hercules-and-iole","provider":"For the Louvre of Antiques LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}