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Hercules Wrestles with Achelous
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Hercules Wrestles with Achelous

Antonio Tempesta · 1608 · etching; paper

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

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Hercules fights the river god Achelous for Deianira, daughter of the river god Oeneus. On the left Achelous has taken the form of a serpent. In the foreground he has taken the form of a bull. On the right he is wrestling with Hercules in human form.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printNereids, daughters of Nereussea-nymphs
Credit lineHercules worstelt met Acheloüs. 1608. Antonio Tempesta. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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