Hercules and the Hydra (Zurbarán)
Francisco de Zurbarán · 1634
The story
Hercules and the Hydra is a 1634 painting by Francisco de Zurbarán of Hercules fighting the Lernaean Hydra, now in the Prado Museum in Madrid. It was from a series of the Labours of Hercules for the Hall of Realms in Madrid's Palacio del Buen Retiro.
- Artist
- Francisco de Zurbarán
- Date
- 1634
- Collection
- Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain
- Medium
- oil paint, canvas
- Size
- 133 × 167 cm
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