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Hercules in Combat with the Nemean Lion
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Hercules, standing with his legs around the Nemean lion, pulls the mouth of the beast open with his hands. In the background lies the dead lion and Hercules pulls the skin of the beast off. Below the image a two-line text in Latin. Second print from a series of thirteen with the works of Hercules.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineHercules in gevecht met de Nemeïsche leeuw. 1550. Heinrich Aldegrever. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
