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The Infant Hercules with a Serpent
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The Infant Hercules with a Serpent

Pieter van der Werff · 1700 - 1722 · panel; oil paint (paint)

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

About this work

Young Hercules kills the two snakes while lying in his cradle. In the background to the left, a window with a view of a landscape; to the right, a painting or relief. Pendant of SK-C-268.

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Credit lineThe Infant Hercules with a Serpent. 1700 - 1722. Pieter van der Werff. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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