Heracles Collection (page 6)

Hercules Fighting Aboard The Argonauts Ship, ca. 1542-45. Creator: Leon Davent
Hercules Fighting Aboard The Argonauts Ship, ca. 1542-45

Hercules and Cerberus, published ca. 1599-1622. published ca. 1599-1622. Creator: Anon
Hercules and Cerberus, published ca. 1599-1622

Battle of Hercules and the Giants, 15th century. 15th century. Creator: Anon
Battle of Hercules and the Giants, 15th century

Statuette of Herakles, 3rd-2nd century BCE. Creator: Unknown
Statuette of Herakles, 3rd-2nd century BCE

Statuette of Herakles, 3rd century BCE. Creator: Unknown
Statuette of Herakles, 3rd century BCE

Statuette of Herakles, 4th-3rd century BCE. Creator: Unknown
Statuette of Herakles, 4th-3rd century BCE

Calyx Krater (Mixing Bowl), about 400-380 BCE. Creator: Perugia Painter
Calyx Krater (Mixing Bowl), about 400-380 BCE

Hydria (Water Jar), about 515-500 BCE. Creator: Leagros Group
Hydria (Water Jar), about 515-500 BCE. A terracotta jar, wider at the top with a narrow neck and small handles, decorated in black, featuring human figures against red

Bacchus, Hercules, putto and dragon, 1498 (Pencil, Ink)
7261582 Bacchus, Hercules, putto and dragon, 1498 (Pencil, Ink) by Bonasone, Giulio (c.1498-c.1580); 17.8x13.8 cm; Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent, UK; (add.info.: Bacchus, Hercules)

The Farnese Hercules, Museo Archeologico Nazionale in Naples. 1779 (engraving)
7237433 The Farnese Hercules, Museo Archeologico Nazionale in Naples. 1779 (engraving) by Cannetti, Giovanni Battista (1750-1810); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Farnese Hercules)

Statue of Hercules with his child Telephos. 1779 (engraving)
7237419 Statue of Hercules with his child Telephos. 1779 (engraving) by Cannetti, Giovanni Battista (1750-1810); Private Collection; (add.info.: Statue of Hercules, wearing the Nemean lion skin)

Stories from Lucian: The footsteps of Hercules and Bacchus (colour litho)
7180974 Stories from Lucian: The footsteps of Hercules and Bacchus (colour litho) by Murray, Charles Oliver (1842-1923); Private Collection; (add.info.: The footsteps of Hercules and Bacchus)

Hercules wrestling with Antaeus (black & red chalks on white paper)
CTS404480 Hercules wrestling with Antaeus (black & red chalks on white paper) by Cesari, Giuseppe (Cavalier d Arpino) (1568-1640); 41.8x28 cm; The Devonshire Collections

Iupiter with the Eagle, detail from the Stories of Hercules, 1564-1565 (fresco)
2654972 Iupiter with the Eagle, detail from the Stories of Hercules, 1564-1565 (fresco) by Samacchini, Orazio (1532-77); Rocca Sanvitale, Sala Baganza, Parma, Italy; (add.info.: Sala Baganza (Parma)

Statue of Hercules Pomarius, Roman hero and god, with a large club
5323820 Statue of Hercules Pomarius, Roman hero and god, with a large club by David, Francois-Anne (1741-1824); (add.info.: Statue of Hercules Pomarius, Roman hero and god, with a large club)

Hercules, after slaying bare-handed the Nemean lion, bearing the remains wearing its skin
6336329 Hercules, after slaying bare-handed the Nemean lion, bearing the remains wearing its skin and holding the open mouth of the beast with his right hand, 1473 (bronze) by Bertoldo

Hercules, after slaying bare-handed the Nemean lion, bearing the remains wearing its skin
6336328 Hercules, after slaying bare-handed the Nemean lion, bearing the remains wearing its skin and holding the open mouth of the beast with his right hand, 1473 (bronze) by Bertoldo

Hercules, after slaying bare-handed the Nemean lion, bearing the remains wearing its skin
6336326 Hercules, after slaying bare-handed the Nemean lion, bearing the remains wearing its skin and holding the open mouth of the beast with his right hand, detail, 1473 (bronze) by Bertoldo

Head of Heracles
6263023 Head of Heracles by Etruscan; Museo Claudio Faina, Orvieto, Italy; (add.info.: Orvieto, Museo Faina: Testa di Ercole.); Ghigo Roli; out of copyright

Statue of Hercules, Roman hero and god, killing a centaur
5323817 Statue of Hercules, Roman hero and god, killing a centaur by David, Francois-Anne (1741-1824); (add.info.: Statue of Hercules, Roman hero and god, killing a centaur)

Newborn Hercules fighting the snakes sent by Hera, under the gaze of his mother Alcmene
2654970 Newborn Hercules fighting the snakes sent by Hera, under the gaze of his mother Alcmene, detail from the Stories of Hercules, 1564-1565 (fresco) by Samacchini

Hercules fighting Antaeus, detail, 1564-1565 (fresco)
2654968 Hercules fighting Antaeus, detail, 1564-1565 (fresco) by Samacchini, Orazio (1532-77); Rocca Sanvitale, Sala Baganza, Parma, Italy; (add.info.: Sala Baganza (Parma), Rocca Sanvitale

Hercules fighting the Lernaean Hydra, detail from the Stories of Hercules, 1564-1565 (fresco)
2654969 Hercules fighting the Lernaean Hydra, detail from the Stories of Hercules, 1564-1565 (fresco) by Samacchini, Orazio (1532-77); Rocca Sanvitale, Sala Baganza, Parma

Stories of Hercules, 1564-1565 (fresco)
2654966 Stories of Hercules, 1564-1565 (fresco) by Samacchini, Orazio (1532-77); Rocca Sanvitale, Sala Baganza, Parma, Italy; (add.info.: Sala Baganza (Parma), Rocca Sanvitale

The astrological sign of Cancer, with Hercules slaying the Lernaean Hydra while Juno observes him
2384721 The astrological sign of Cancer, with Hercules slaying the Lernaean Hydra while Juno observes him, Chamber of the Zodiac (Camera dello Zodiaco), 1515 by Falconetto

Works by Antonio Canova: Heroic Subjects inside an Arena, 1842 (litho on mounted wove paper)
6343059 Works by Antonio Canova: Heroic Subjects inside an Arena, 1842 (litho on mounted wove paper) by Fanoli, Michele (1807-76); Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense, Milan, Lombardy

Heracles on his 11th labor, taking golden apples from the Garden of the Hesperides guarded by the serpent Ladon
6340171 Heracles on his 11th labor, taking golden apples from the Garden of the Hesperides guarded by the serpent Ladon by Sasso

Statue of Hercules Pomarius, Roman hero and god, with a large club
5323819 Statue of Hercules Pomarius, Roman hero and god, with a large club by David, Francois-Anne (1741-1824); (add.info.: Statue of Hercules Pomarius, Roman hero and god, with a large club)

The birth of the Etruscan goddess Menrva (Minerva) from the head of Tinia (Zeus)
6339963 The birth of the Etruscan goddess Menrva (Minerva) from the head of Tinia (Zeus) with the assistance of three midwife goddesses 1 by Corsi (19th century); (add.info)

Education of Hercules by the Centaur Chiron (drawing)
JEB4869329 Education of Hercules by the Centaur Chiron (drawing) by De Vaines, Maurice (1815-1872); 54x41 cm; Palais de Longchamp, Marseille, France; © Jean Bernard. All rights reserved 2022

Giants killed by Hercules as they had dared to challenge Zeus (mosaic)
3961235 Giants killed by Hercules as they had dared to challenge Zeus (mosaic) by Roman, (4th century AD); Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy; (add.info.: Piazza Armerina)

Statue of Hercules, Roman hero and god, stifling a lion
5323818 Statue of Hercules, Roman hero and god, stifling a lion by David, Francois-Anne (1741-1824); (add.info.: Statue of Hercules, Roman hero and god, stifling a lion)

Hercules, after slaying bare-handed the Nemean lion, bearing the remains wearing its skin
6336330 Hercules, after slaying bare-handed the Nemean lion, bearing the remains wearing its skin and holding the open mouth of the beast with his right hand, 1473 (bronze) by Bertoldo

Hercules, Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, 1723 (engraving)
7235553 Hercules, Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, 1723 (engraving) by Bodart, Pieter (1676-1712); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hercules in laurel wreath)

Barcelona: Fuente de Hercules (b / w photo)
7189370 Barcelona: Fuente de Hercules (b/w photo) by Busquets, Fernando Rus (1871-1914); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fuente de Hercules)

Print of the Decoration on a Greek Amphora, showing Hephaestus, Hera, Poseidon, Apollo, Zeus, Athena, Eileithyia
6263780 Print of the Decoration on a Greek Amphora, showing Hephaestus, Hera, Poseidon, Apollo, Zeus, Athena, Eileithyia, Heracles and Ares, c

Allegory on the accession to the throne of Emperor Alexander I par Avril, Jean-Jacques (1744-1831)
FIA5404333 Allegory on the accession to the throne of Emperor Alexander I par Avril, Jean-Jacques (1744-1831). Copper engraving, 1805, State History Museum, Moscow by Avril

Newborn Hercules fighting the snakes sent by Hera, under the gaze of his mother Alcmene
2654971 Newborn Hercules fighting the snakes sent by Hera, under the gaze of his mother Alcmene, detail from the Stories of Hercules, 1564-1565 (fresco) by Samacchini

Hercules fighting Antaeus, detail from the Stories of Hercules, 1564-1565 (fresco)
2654967 Hercules fighting Antaeus, detail from the Stories of Hercules, 1564-1565 (fresco) by Samacchini, Orazio (1532-77); Rocca Sanvitale, Sala Baganza, Parma

The astrological sign of Leo with Diana, two deers and a satyr as on a sarcophagus in Bleinhaim Palace; in
2384724 The astrological sign of Leo with Diana, two deers and a satyr as on a sarcophagus in Bleinhaim Palace; in the background the Arco degli Argentari in Rome

Infant Hercules strangling the snakes, from the Yellow Room, Rocca Meli Lupi, Soragna, Parma, 16th century (fresco)
2384748 Infant Hercules strangling the snakes, from the Yellow Room, Rocca Meli Lupi, Soragna, Parma, 16th century (fresco) by Italian School, (16th century); Rocca Meli Lupi, Soragna, Parma

Flemish tapestry. Series The Spheres. Hercules supporting the celestial sphere (Hercules sostiene la esfera celeste)
7209519 Flemish tapestry. Series The Spheres. Hercules supporting the celestial sphere (Hercules sostiene la esfera celeste). First tapestry in the series

Flemish tapestry. Series The Spheres. Hercules supporting the celestrial sphere (Hercules sostiene la esfera celeste)
7209523 Flemish tapestry. Series The Spheres. Hercules supporting the celestrial sphere (Hercules sostiene la esfera celeste). First tapestry in the series

Flemish tapestry. Series The Labours of Hercules. Hercules and the Stymphalian birds
7208606 Flemish tapestry. Series The Labours of Hercules. Hercules and the Stymphalian birds (Hercules y las aves del lago Estinfalo). First tapestry in the extant series. Model Unknown

Flemish tapestry. Series The Labours of Hercules. The Horses of Diomedes (Los caballos de Diomedes)
7207288 Flemish tapestry. Series The Labours of Hercules. The Horses of Diomedes (Los caballos de Diomedes). Third tapestry in the extant series. Model Unknown. Manufacture Willem Dermoyen, Brussels

An Allegory of the Choice of Hercules (oil on canvas)
147381 An Allegory of the Choice of Hercules (oil on canvas) by Veen, Otto van (1558-1629) (circle of); 141x118.4 cm; Private Collection

Hercule et Omphale (Hercules and Omphale). Peinture de Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (1610-1662), huile sur toile
FIA5374906 Hercule et Omphale (Hercules and Omphale). Peinture de Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (1610-1662), huile sur toile, vers 1650. Art italien, 17e siecle, art baroque

Herakles, 1909 (bronze)
7205750 Herakles, 1909 (bronze) by Bourdelle, Emile-Antoine (1861-1929); 98x90x45 cm; Syracuse University Art Museum, New York, USA; Syracuse University Art Museum

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Heracles, the legendary hero of Greek mythology, continues to captivate us with his incredible feats and enduring legacy. In this captivating journey through time, we delve into the world and unravel the tales that have immortalized him. As we gaze upon an Imperial Airways Poster, our imagination takes flight alongside four types of planes soaring through the skies. But amidst this modern marvel, our thoughts drift back to ancient times when Heracles stood tall against formidable adversaries. One such adversary was Atlas, whose burden was lifted by Hercules as he completed one of his twelve labors. We can almost feel the weight on our own shoulders as we witness their encounter in a c6th century BC artwork depicting Cerberus being brought to Eurystheus under the watchful eyes of Hermes and Athena. Luxury beckons us from another Imperial Airways Poster adorned with promises of opulent travel experiences. Yet even amidst lavish surroundings, our minds wander towards a statue showcasing Hercules standing triumphantly beside Cerberus – a testament to his indomitable spirit. The Nemean lion roars ferociously on an Attic black-figure amphora from Vulci, reminding us of Heracles' unparalleled strength and courage. Another relief from a mausoleum depicts him chaining Cerberus in submission during the 2nd century AD - an awe-inspiring sight that leaves us breathless. Intriguingly enough, The Farnese Hercules sculpture captures both his physical prowess and divine lineage while standing proudly in its 18th-century glory. A statue nestled within Alexadrovsky garden in Saint Petersburg further solidifies his place among legends. But it is not just battles that define this mythological figure; there is also compassion within him. Prometheus finds solace as Hercules releases him from chains in a chromolitho artwork – highlighting not only strength but also empathy for those unjustly bound. Greek mythology intertwines love stories, and Heracles' encounter with the nymphs is no exception.