Labours Of Hercules
The Labours of Hercules
By Ossip Zadkine
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Zadkine's lithography that embodies the book of the Labours of Hercules.
Edited by Czwiklitzer
Category
1960s More Art
Materials
Vellum
The Labours of Hercules
By Ossip Zadkine
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Zadkine's lithography that embodies the book of the Labours of Hercules.
Edited by Czwiklitzer
Category
1960s More Art
Materials
Vellum
Large Round Marble Relief of Hercules And Ladon
Located in Southall, GB
apples in the Garden of Hesperides. In pursuing his eleventh labour (The Labours Of Hercules) Ladon was
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Unique Italian 18th Century Hand Painted Louis XV Commode Cassone Marchigiano
Located in Encinitas, CA
busts depicting the Labours of Hercules fighting Nemean the Hercules fighting the Cretan Bull, father of
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H 36.75 in W 44.25 in D 20.5 in
Cerberus 4 - Contemporary Art, Nude, Dog, Flower, Male, Figurative Painting
By Alexandru Rădvan
Located in Berlin, DE
Dochia -
Printed and published by Kerber Verlag, 2021, Germany)
One of the twelve labours of Hercules
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 49.22 in W 82.68 in D 1.58 in
Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted & Marquetry Commode - François Linke Leon Messagé
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
lion-pelts, recalling Hercules' labours. A festive marquetry garland is suspended in a laurel-wreathed
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Materials
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H 36 in W 71 in D 27 in
Herma of the Farnese Hercules 1:1 in White Carrara Marble, 20th Century
By Europa Antiques
Located in Madrid, ES
to for the rest of antiquity. This statue represents Hercules, tired at the end of his labours
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Antique 14 Karat Gold Ring Hercules Shell Carving Lion Skin Greek Hero
Located in Munich, Bavaria
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17th Century "Diana's Deer and Boar Hunt" Etching by Antonio Tempesta
By Antonio Tempesta
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Antique Print of the Goddess of Discord, circa 1880
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the Garden of the Hesperides. Ladon is later killed by Hercules during the completion of his Eleventh
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Antique Print of the Goddess of Discord by Appleton, circa 1880
Located in Langweer, NL
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Category
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19th Century Louis-Robert Carrier-Belleuse Marble and Bronze Bust of Omphale
By Louis Robert Carrier-Belleuse
Located in Cincinnati, OH
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A beautiful Celestial Table Globe produced by Gerard & Leonard Valk
By Gerard and Leonard Valk
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
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By Frederick Charles Herrick
Located in London, GB
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The Labours of Hercules
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Located in Saint Ouen, FR
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ANTIQUE THE LABOURS OF HERCULES TAPESTRY DiSPLAYED IN THE ROYAL PALACE MADRID
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