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Hercules and Antaeus, c.1530 (oil on panel)

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CVN872283
Image title
Hercules and Antaeus, c.1530 (oil on panel)
Artist
Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) / German
Location
Compton Verney, Warwickshire, UK
Medium
oil on panel
Date
c. 1530 AD (C16th AD)
Dimensions
26.5x17.5 cms
Image description

Legendary hero Hercules defeats Antaeus in a wrestling match by lifting him off the ground and crushing him in a bear hug after realising that he derives his strength from contact with the earth (his mother, Gaia).

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© Compton Verney / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
15th century / 16th century / art / fight / flemish art / mythology / nudity / Cranach Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) / painter / artist / bear hug / nudes / mythology / crush / deities / god / greek / man / hero / men / strong / strength / hercules / wrestling / wrestle / heroic / northern renaissance / heroes / contest / deity / hold / classical / heracles / fighting / myths / male / myth / fight / squeezing / gods / crushing / holding / mythical / antaeus / roman / Painting / Mzpainting
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