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Hercules and the Centaurs: Hercules holds the head of a centaur with his left hand and raises his club with his right hand, in the foreground and background are fallen and fleeing centaurs, from the series 'The Labors of Hercules'

Antonio Tempesta1608

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States

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Title: Hercules and the Centaurs: Hercules holds the head of a centaur with his left hand and raises his club with his right hand, in the foreground and background are fallen and fleeing centaurs, 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/397667
Medium: Etching
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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