Hercules kills the bull from Crete

Marco Marchetti1556/1557

Palazzo Vecchio Museum
Firenze, Italy

This is one of the labours of Hercules, during which the hero manages to capture the bull that was ravaging all Crete setting free the island from danger. Photo: Fotografia d' Arte di Paolo Tosi

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Title: Hercules kills the bull from Crete
Creator Lifespan: ca. 1527 - 1588
Creator Nationality: Italian
Creator Gender: Male
Creator Death Place: Faenza
Creator Birth Place: Faenza
Date Created: 1556/1557
painter: Marco Marchetti from Faenza
Theme: mythological subject
Physical Dimensions: w75 x h85 cm (Complete)
Period: Mannerism
Original title: Ercole uccide il toro di Creta
Type: oil painting on wood
Rights: Comune di Firenze, Comune di Firenze

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