Hercules and the Hydra (Zurbarán) explained

Hercules and the Hydra is a 1634 painting by Francisco de Zurbarán of Hercules fighting the Lernaean Hydra, now in the Prado Museum in Madrid.[1] It was from a series of the Labours of Hercules for the Hall of Realms in Madrid's Palacio del Buen Retiro.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hercules and the Hydra - The Collection. Museo Nacional del Prado. en. 2019-04-08.
  2. Brooke. Xanthe. 2006. Review of El Palacio del Rey Planeta. Felipe IV y el Buen Retiro (Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado, 6 July–27 November 2005). Paintings for the Planet King: Philip IV and the Buen Retiro Palace. Renaissance Studies. 20. 4. 566–575. 0269-1213. 24416908. 10.1111/j.1477-4658.2006.00205.x. 162610503 .

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