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Hercules at the Court of Omphale
In this horizontal composition Hans Cranach depicted an episode from the story of Hercules which is not particularly heroic in comparison to most of the hero’s labours and exploits. This story had little repercussion in the classical world and the first examples date from the Hellenistic period then reappear in the Renaissance. Having completed his twelve labours, Hercules went to Oechalia where i…
Creator
- Cranach, Hans
Publisher
- Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Subject
- Art
- Art
Type of item
- Painting
- Art of painting
Date
- 1537
- 1537
- 1537
Creator
- Cranach, Hans
Publisher
- Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Subject
- Art
- Art
Type of item
- Painting
- Art of painting
Date
- 1537
- 1537
- 1537
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
Rights
- Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
- Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
Creation date
- 1537
- 1537
- 1537
Current location
- Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Identifier
- MTB-AW-1929.15
- 1929.15
Extent
- 57.5 x 85.3 cm
Format
- panel
Language
- eng
- en
Year
- 1537
Providing country
- Spain
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-09-05T12:14:38.116Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2021-03-22T16:27:22.614Z