Hercules and Achelous: at center Hercules grasps the horns of a bull while pressing his right foot onto its leg, at left Hercules wrestles a serpent, at right Hercules wrestles a male figure on the ground, from the series 'The Labors of Hercules'

Antonio Tempesta1608

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Title: Hercules and Achelous: at center Hercules grasps the horns of a bull while pressing his right foot onto its leg, at left Hercules wrestles a serpent, at right Hercules wrestles a male figure on the ground, from the series 'The Labors of Hercules'
Creator: Antonio Tempesta
Date Created: 1608
Physical Dimensions: sheet: 5 1/2 x 6 7/8 in. (13.9 x 17.5 cm) plate: 3 15/16 x 5 9/16 in. (10 x 14.1 cm)
Type: Print
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/397669
Medium: Etching
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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