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Hercules fighting the centaurs
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Hercules, on the left with the lion's skin over his arm, fights with the centaurs. Here he killed Eurytion, who was to marry a girl who had previously been Hercules' beloved. The wedding feast turns into a battle. Jugs and sacks of wine spill out. Print is part of a series of prints that together represent the painted ceiling with the Apotheosis of Hercules in the Hôtel Lambert in Paris. This print is part of an album.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineHercules vecht met de centauren. c. 1710 - c. 1720. Louis Desplaces. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.