Roman adaptation of the Greek divine hero Heracles

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Hercules between Virtue and Vice. Etching by P. Aquila after Annibale Carracci.

The drunken Hercules urinating. Photographic postcard, 196-.

Hercules. Engraving by G. Ghisi after G.B. Bertano.

Hercules: six episodes in his life. Wood engraving by Bisson and Cottard after A. Rivaud.

Harpies try to keep open the doors of the temple of Janus, but they are clubbed by Hercules. Coloured mezzotint by A. Blooteling after G. de Lairesse.

Hercules and Antaeus. Engraving by L. Kilian, 1610, after B. Spranger.

An arch decorated with a panel representing Ferdinand of Spain as Hercules choosing duty over pleasure. Etching by T. van Thulden after Sir P.P. Rubens.

The centaur Nessus being shot by Hercules while carrying off Deianeira. Engraving by B. Franco.

Hercules (Heracles). Line engraving by J. Tinney, 1743.

Alcmene giving birth to Hercules: Juno, jealous of the child, attempts to delay the birth. Engraving by A. Tempesta, 1606.

Hercules: as an infant he sucks at the breast of Juno. Engraving by J.L. Delignon, 1786, after A. Borel after Giulio Romano.

The drunken Hercules. Engraving by A. Campanella after A. von Maron, 1781.

The centaur Nessus carrying off Deianeira. Etching with aquatint by F. Bartolozzi after G.B. Cipriani.

Hercules brings Alcestis back from the dead and restores her to her husband Admetus. Engraving by L. Desplaces after A. Coypel, 1715.

The drunken Hercules. Photograph by J. Mudd after E.J. Hähnel.

The Farnese Hercules seen from behind. Pen and ink drawing.

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Hercules

Images from the collections

Images featuring Hercules

Works from the collections

The centaur Nessus carrying off Deianeira. Etching with aquatint by F. Bartolozzi after G.B. Cipriani.

Hercules brings Alcestis back from the dead and restores her to her husband Admetus. Engraving by L. Desplaces after A. Coypel, 1715.

The drunken Hercules. Photograph by J. Mudd after E.J. Hähnel.

The Farnese Hercules seen from behind. Pen and ink drawing.

The centaur Nessus being shot by Hercules while carrying off Deianeira. Engraving by B. Franco.

Hercules

Images from the collections

Images featuring Hercules

Works from the collections

The centaur Nessus carrying off Deianeira. Etching with aquatint by F. Bartolozzi after G.B. Cipriani.

Hercules brings Alcestis back from the dead and restores her to her husband Admetus. Engraving by L. Desplaces after A. Coypel, 1715.

The drunken Hercules. Photograph by J. Mudd after E.J. Hähnel.

The Farnese Hercules seen from behind. Pen and ink drawing.

The centaur Nessus being shot by Hercules while carrying off Deianeira. Engraving by B. Franco.

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