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Hercules Kills the Centaur Nessus
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Hercules Kills the Centaur Nessus

Antonio Tempesta · 1606 · etching; paper

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

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The centaur Nessus is a ferryman at a river. When he ferries Deianira across, he attempts to abduct her and gallops away with her. Hercules, already standing on the opposite bank, draws his bow to shoot Nessus. Title in Latin in the lower margin.

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Credit lineHercules doodt de centaur Nessus. 1606. Antonio Tempesta. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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