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Hercules

Hercules and the Hydra
Image credit: Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Hercules and the Hydra 1594

Ludovico Carracci (1555–1619)

Paintings Collection

Roman adaptation of the Greek divine hero Heracles

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Artworks of Hercules

  • A Bust of Hercules: Profile
    A Bust of Hercules: Profile Thomas Holloway (1748–1827) (associated with)
    Wellcome Collection
  • A Figure of Hercules with a Sketch of a Castle
    A Figure of Hercules with a Sketch of a Castle Thomas Rayner (active 1773–1774)
    Wellcome Collection
  • A Poet, Presented to Jupiter by Hercules is Crowned by Glory, below Venus, Cupid and the Poet
    A Poet, Presented to Jupiter by Hercules is Crowned by Glory, below Venus, Cupid and the Poet Simone Pignoni (1611–1698)
    The Fitzwilliam Museum
  • A Vanitas with a Model of the Farnese Hercules
    A Vanitas with a Model of the Farnese Hercules Pieter Gerritsz. van Roestraten (1629/1630–1700) (style of)
    National Trust, Felbrigg Hall
  • Aesculapius and Hygieia, with Hercules Fighting the Hydra; Representing Medicine
    Aesculapius and Hygieia, with Hercules Fighting the Hydra; Representing Medicine unknown artist
    Wellcome Collection
  • Autumn (or Winter) and Theseus (or Hercules) Carrying a Bull
    Autumn (or Winter) and Theseus (or Hercules) Carrying a Bull Robert Fagan (1761–1816)
    National Trust, Attingham Park
  • Box and Cover with the Infant Hercules
    Box and Cover with the Infant Hercules German School
    The Wallace Collection
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