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Hercules and Omphale
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Hercules and Omphale

Bartholomeus Willemsz. Dolendo · 1589 - 1626 · engraving; paper

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

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Hercules spinning wool for Omphale, his beloved. Omphale wears Hercules' lion skin on her head. Below the image a verse in Latin and Dutch about Hercules forgetting his heroism out of love and doing women's work.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineHercules en Omphale. 1589 - 1626. Bartholomeus Willemsz. Dolendo. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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