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Antonio Tempesta

Hercules and the Hydra of Lerna: Hercules grasps his club with both hands and confronts the seven-headed hydra, from the series 'The Labors of Hercules'

1608
Etching
13.2 × 18 cm (5.2 × 7.1 in)

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