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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

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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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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