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Hercules and the Hydra, by unknown artist, 54-68, 1st Century A.D., painting on marble, 12...

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MEB1191294
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Hercules and the Hydra, by unknown artist, 54-68, 1st Century A.D., painting on marble, 12 x 14 cm
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Location
Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy
Medium
painting on marble
Date
54 AD (C1st AD)
Dimensions
12x14 cms
Image description

Whole artwork view. Bare Hercules, a mantle falling back to the ground, brandishes the cudgel and attacks the Hydra, horrific snake clinged to a tree, from whose branches appears its nine head; from Ercolano, Insula Orientalis, Casa della Gemma, Peristilium.

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Mondadori Portfolio/Electa/Luigi Spina / With permission of the Italian Ministry of Culture / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
animal / weapon / Italy / Europe / monster / fantastic creature / Naples / Campania / nudity / snake / reptile / looking up / mythology / classical art / human figure / snake / italian painting / all / hero / roman art / strength / hercules / profile / naples national archaeological museum - mann / first century / weapon / head / mythological character / aggressiveness / danger / external / male character / italian art / killing / painted / straddle / antique art / marble / fight / frame / courage / fantastic creature / one person / cudgel / horizontal / hydra
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Largest available format 5040 × 4453 px 34 MB
Dimension [pixels] Dimension in 300dpi [mm] File size [MB]
Large 5040 × 4453 px 427 × 377 mm 34.1 MB
Medium 1024 × 905 px 87 × 77 mm 2.6 MB

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