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Antonio Tempesta

Hercules and the Oxen of Geryones: with a club raised by his right hand, Hercules confronts a group of galloping oxen, from the series 'The Labors of Hercules'

1608
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13.2 × 18 cm (5.2 × 7.1 in)

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