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Hercules and Cerberus

1634

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The story

Hung over the windows of the Hall of Realms in Madrid's Buen Retiro Palace, Zurbarán's ten Hercules scenes flattered Philip IV by likening his achievements to the labours of the hero, then believed to be the founder of the Habsburg line. Here Hercules subdues Cerberus.

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Object details

Title: Hercules and Cerberus
Artist: Francisco de Zurbarán
Date: 1634
Culture: Not recorded
Medium: Oil on canvas
Object type: Paintings
Collection: Museo del Prado, Madrid (P001247)
Credit line: Image source Wikimedia Commons. License Public domain.
Object number: EFA.0959
Original image: 3000 × 2608 px
Source record: View on Wikimedia Commons
License evidence: See the license

Cite this object

Francisco de Zurbarán. Hercules and Cerberus. 1634. Museo del Prado, Madrid (P001247). Image source Wikimedia Commons. License Public domain. In The Secret Cabinet, https://thesecretcabinet.com/object/ea0959/