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Deeds of Hercules
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Various deeds of Hercules are combined in one scene. Visible is how child Hercules kills the snakes, Hercules wrestles with Antaeus, catches the bull of Crete, defeats the Hydra of Lerna, kills the Stymphalian birds, kills the centaur Nessus, lies on his pyre and finally rides in a chariot through the sky to Olympus.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineWerken van Hercules. 1678 - 1727. Johannes Jacobsz van den Aveele. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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