Saturn Devouring a Child; Hercules Slaying the Hydra… by Maarten van Heemskerck

Four vertical panels of nude mythological figures in brown wash, including Hercules and Saturn, by Maarten van Heemskerck.

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Saturn Devouring a Child; Hercules Slaying the Hydra; Hercules Lifting Antaeus; Hercules Erecting the Columns of Calpe and Abyla, Maarten van Heemskerck (1550), Wikimedia Commons. Via artnap.com

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Four vertical panels show nude male figures in dramatic poses drawn in brown wash with white highlights. The scenes depict Saturn devouring a child, Hercules slaying the Hydra, Hercules lifting Antaeus, and Hercules erecting the columns of Calpe and Abyla. The work is attributed to Maarten van Heemskerck and dated 1550.

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1550

Medium

Museum

Wikimedia Commons

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Public domain

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Mythology