Hercules Defeating the Hydra of Lerna

Public Domain

Artist(s) / maker(s)

Frans I Floris (after)
,
Charles David (engravers (printmakers))
,
Pierre I Mariette (publisher)
,
Cornelis Cort (after)

Date

ca. 1613 - 1638

Period

17 century

Collection

Museum of Fine Arts Ghent
The Hydra is killed by Hercules assisted by Iolaus, who sears the roots of the severed heads with burning brands; an enormous crab nips Hercules' foot.

More about this work

Features
Artist(s) / maker(s) Frans I Floris , Charles David VIAF RKD , Pierre I Mariette , Cornelis Cort VIAF RKD Wikidata
Type burin engraving
Category prints (visual works)
Material paper
Dimensions 222 x 279 mm
Location Work currently not on display
Object number 2014-MM
Description
Subjects mythologies (religious concept) , figures (representations) , landscapes , animal paintings
Tags Classical Mythology and Ancient History Iconclass, gods ~ classical mythology Iconclass, (story of) Hercules (Heracles) Iconclass, fabulous animals ~ lizards Iconclass, snakes Iconclass, crustaceans: crab Iconclass, 'hydra'; 'Hidra' (Ripa) Iconclass, the Hydra is killed by Hercules assisted by Iolaus, who sears the roots of the severed heads with burning brands; an enormous crab nips Hercules' foot Iconclass, Hydra of Lerna Iconclass, art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass
Linked open data
Data PURL https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-MM
IIIF manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11693/manifest.json
LIDO XML https://datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_lido&identifier=oai:datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be:mskgent.be:2014-MM
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