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Young Hercules Strangles Two Snakes
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Young Hercules Strangles Two Snakes

Simon Frisius · 1610 · etching; paper

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

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The young Hercules sitting upright in his cradle, strangling two snakes; to the left, Juno watches the event from a cloud.

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Credit lineJonge Hercules wurgt twee slangen. 1610. Simon Frisius. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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