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Hercules Kills the Centaur Nessus
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Hercules Kills the Centaur Nessus

Antonio Tempesta · 1608 · etching; paper

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

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The centaur Nessus is a ferryman by a river. When he ferries Deianira across, he tries to abduct her and gallops away with her. Hercules, who was already on the opposite bank, draws his bow to shoot Nessus.

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Credit lineHercules doodt de centaur Nessus. 1608. Antonio Tempesta. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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