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Hercules wrestling with Achelous
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Hercules wrestling with Achelous

Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio · 1515 - 1565 · pen; engraving; paper; ink

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

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Hercules in combat with the river god Achelous for Deianira, daughter of the river god Oeneus. Achelous has taken the form of a bull. In the background a group of nymphs.

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Credit lineHercules worstelt met Acheloüs. 1515 - 1565. Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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