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Marcus Curtius
Marcus Curtius

Marcus Curtius

Primary (Paderborn, Germany, 1502–Soest Westphalia, Germany, circa 1561)
NationalityGerman, Europe
Date1532
MediumEngraving
Catalogue raisonnéBartsch, Hollstein 68, New Hollstein 68
DimensionsSheet: 6 × 4 3/16 in. (15.3 × 10.6 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, The Leo Steinberg Collection, 2002.757
Collection AreaPrints and Drawings
Object number2002.757
On View
Not on view
Label Text
In a legend recounted by the ancient Roman historian Livy, Marcus Curtius at the instruction of an oracle leapt on horseback into a chasm that had opened in the forum in order to save the city. Exaggerating the antique flavor, Aldegrever has juxtaposed this emblem of sacrifice with a group of five female nudes and, evident in this extraordinary impression, imparted the plasticity of statuary to the whole scene.
Exhibitions
Ornamental Design with Mask, Two Cornucopia of Fruit and Two Sphinxes Below
Ornamental Design with Mask, Two Cornucopia of Fruit and Two Sphinxes Below
Heinrich Aldegrever
1552
Object number: 2002.758
Ornamental Design with Rising Tendrils and Two Children Below
Ornamental Design with Rising Tendrils and Two Children Below
Heinrich Aldegrever
1535
Object number: 2002.759
Respice Finem
Respice Finem
Heinrich Aldegrever
1529
Object number: 2002.760
This image is for study only, and may not accurately represent the object’s true color or scale…
Judge Herkinbald Stabbing his Nephew
Heinrich Aldegrever
1553
Object number: 2002.761
This image is for study only, and may not accurately represent the object’s true color or scale…
Hercules Fighting the Hydra of Lernea from the Labors of Hercules
Heinrich Aldegrever
1550
Object number: 2016.29
Hercules and Atlas, from The Labors of Hercules
Hercules and Atlas, from The Labors of Hercules
Heinrich Aldegrever
1550
Object number: 1996.236
Leda with the Swan and Hercules as a Child, from The Labors of Hercules
Leda with the Swan and Hercules as a Child, from The Labors of Hercules
Heinrich Aldegrever
1550
Object number: 1996.237
The Pillars of Hercules, from The Labors of Hercules
The Pillars of Hercules, from The Labors of Hercules
Heinrich Aldegrever
1550
Object number: 1996.238
Image Not Available for Judgment of Paris
Judgment of Paris
Heinrich Aldegrever
1538
Object number: P1961.77
Image Not Available for Mark, from the Four Evangelists, after Georg Pencz
Mark, from the Four Evangelists, after Georg Pencz
Heinrich Aldegrever
1539
Object number: 1999.114
Image Not Available for The Stoning of the Elders, plate 4 from The Story of Susanna
The Stoning of the Elders, plate 4 from The Story of Susanna
Heinrich Aldegrever
1555
Object number: 1995.121
The Virgin and Child at the Foot of a Tree
The Virgin and Child at the Foot of a Tree
Heinrich Aldegrever
1527
Object number: P1961.79