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Antonio Tempesta
Hercules and the Hydra of Lerna1608

Not on view
Engraving on cream paper depicting a nude male figure facing a large multi-headed hydra with wings, scales, and coiling serpentine necks, with a shaggy animal between them

Antonio Tempesta, Nicolo Van Aelst, Hercules and the Hydra of Lerna, 1608, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Antonio Tempesta
Italy, Florence, 1555-1630
Publisher
Nicolo Van Aelst
Flanders, 1527-1612
Title
Hercules and the Hydra of Lerna
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
1608
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 4 × 5 5/8 in. (10.16 × 14.29 cm) Image: 3 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (8.89 × 13.97 cm)
Credit Line
Los Angeles County Fund
Accession Number
65.37.9
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.