Hercules led by Knowledge to immortality

Hercules led by Knowledge to immortality
 (c. 1726)

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
86.4 × 61.3 cm
Accession Number
E1A-1970
Department
International Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1970
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Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Religion and Mythology
Subjects (specific)
Heracles (Greco-Roman character) heroes immortals infants men (male humans) Story of Heracles (Greco-Roman narratives) women (female humans)
Movements
Rococo

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