Hercules and Antaeus (Hans Baldung)
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| Hercules and Antaeus | |
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| Artist | Hans Baldung |
| Year | 1531 |
| Medium | Oil on lime wood |
| Dimensions | 153.5 cm × 65.3 cm (60.4 in × 25.7 in) |
| Location | Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Kassel), Schloss Wilhelmshöhe, Kassel, Germany |
Hercules and Antaeus is a 1531 oil painting by German artist
Edward Habich to the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Kassel)
in Germany, where it still hangs.
The work depicts the fight to the death between the bearded hero
Apples of the Hesperides. Antaeus challenged and fought all strangers, killing every one, being invincible as long as he remained in contact with his mother, Gaia
(The Earth). Hercules therefore lifted him off the ground and crushed him to death in a bearhug.
Sources
- "Herkules und Antäus - Onlinedatenbank der Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister Kassel". altemeister.museum-kassel.de. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
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