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Hercules at the Crossroads
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Hercules at the Crossroads

Albrecht Dürer · 1496 - 1500 · engraving; paper

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

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Hercules lifts an uprooted trunk, while a clothed woman prepares to strike a naked woman in the arms of a satyr with a large branch. To the right a child flees with a bird in hand. In the background left a large castle. In the background right a castle by water.

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Credit lineHercules op de tweesprong. 1496 - 1500. Albrecht Dürer. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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