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Hercules and Omphale
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Hercules and Omphale

Aegidius Sadeler (II) · 1580 - 1629 · engraving; paper

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

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Hercules spins yarn with the spinning wheel. He wears a dress. The Lydian queen Omphale sits next to him. She wears Hercules' lion skin and holds his club. Amor flies above them and covers himself with a cloth.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineHercules en Omphale. 1580 - 1629. Aegidius Sadeler (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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