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Bas-relief with Hercules and Omphale
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Bas-relief with Hercules and Omphale

Matthijs Pool · 1727 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Hercules in women's clothing and Queen Omphale sit in the bedroom. Pan - who is in love with the queen - lies stretched out next to the bed where he was just kicked out by Hercules. In the background Omphale's servants have rushed over with a torch. Numbered in the middle below: XXVIII.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineBas-reliëf met Hercules en Omphale. 1727. Matthijs Pool. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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