The painting depicts the mythical hero Hercules in the moments after he has completed one of his twelve labors, the killing of the Hydra. Hercules is shown standing over the dead Hydra, his body covered in blood and his right hand still clutching the sword that slew the beast. His face is expressionless, betraying neither the exhaustion nor the triumph that must surely accompany such a feat. 1910s, dark orange by Émile Bernard, by John Singer Sargent random