Hercules and the Oxen of Geryones: with a club raised by his right hand, Hercules confronts a group of galloping oxen, from the series 'The Labors of Hercules'
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: The Labors of Hercules
Artist: Antonio Tempesta
Artist bio: Italian, Florence 1555–1630 Rome
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: 1608
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: sheet: 5 3/16 x 7 1/16 in. (13.2 x 18 cm)
plate: 3 15/16 x 5 9/16 in. (10 x 14.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession year: 2012
Tags: Animals|Weapons|Hercules