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Hercules Defeating Antaeus
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Hercules Defeating Antaeus

Heinrich Aldegrever · 1550 · engraving; paper

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

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Hercules, seen from the front, standing with his club resting on his right side. Next to him again Hercules who lifts the giant Antaeus up so that he loses his strength. Behind him a man who holds back a rearing horse. Below the image a two-line text in Latin. Sixth print from a series of thirteen with the works of Hercules.

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Credit lineHercules verslaat Antaeus. 1550. Heinrich Aldegrever. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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