Douze Collection

Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra, after Gustave Moreau, c. 1876 (oil on canvas)
XIR226576 Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra, after Gustave Moreau, c.1876 (oil on canvas) by Berchere, Narcisse (1819-91); 55x45 cm; Musee Gustave Moreau, Paris

Lekythos, detail of Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra, 700-480 BC (ceramic)
473377 Lekythos, detail of Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra, 700-480 BC (ceramic) by Greek School; Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info)

Hercules killing the dragon of the Hesperides, 1572 (oil on slate)
BEN82526 Hercules killing the dragon of the Hesperides, 1572 (oil on slate) by Sciorina, Lorenzo dello (c.1535-98); Palazzo Vecchio (Palazzo della Signoria) Florence

PD. 10-1922 Allegory of the Labours of Hercules (pen & ink and wash)
FIT82781 PD.10-1922 Allegory of the Labours of Hercules (pen & ink and wash) by Cortona, Pietro da (Berrettini) (1596-1669); 22.3x36.2 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Herakles struggling with the Nemean lion, detail from an Attic black-figure amphora
AMQ103365 Herakles struggling with the Nemean lion, detail from an Attic black-figure amphora (pottery) by Greek, (6th century BC); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Hercules and Cerberus (fresco)
ALI161760 Hercules and Cerberus (fresco) by Abate, Nicolo dell (c.1509-71); Palazzo Poggi, Bologna, Italy; (add.info.: three headed dog who guarded Hades; ); Alinari

Herakles with the Cretan Bull, Ostia (mosaic)
CZA228747 Herakles with the Cretan Bull, Ostia (mosaic) by Roman; 51.5x51.5 cm; Czartoryski Museum, Cracow, Poland; out of copyright

Histoire de douze vautours et de la ville carree (colour litho)
5212719 Histoire de douze vautours et de la ville carree (colour litho) by Kuhn-Regnier, Joseph (1873-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Histoire de douze vautours et de la ville carree)

Hercules Fighting the Cretan Bull, one of a series of twelve metopes depicting
PWI94613 Hercules Fighting the Cretan Bull, one of a series of twelve metopes depicting the Labours of Hercules from the Temple of Zeus in Olympia, Early Classical Period

Hercules and Diomedes - The Wrestlers (marble) (detail of 284896)
ALI284897 Hercules and Diomedes - The Wrestlers (marble) (detail of 284896) by Rossi, Vincenzo di Raffaello de (1525-87); Palazzo Vecchio (Palazzo della Signoria) Florence

Hercules Fighting the Lernaean Hydra (stone)
XOU199149 Hercules Fighting the Lernaean Hydra (stone) by Puget, Pierre (1620-94); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Rouen, France; (add.info.: Hercules Terrassing the Hydra of Lerne; ); French, out of copyright

Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra, Audenarde Workshop (wool & silk tapestry)
XIR227239 Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra, Audenarde Workshop (wool & silk tapestry) by Flemish School, (16th century); Musee National de la Renaissance, Ecouen

A Chaplain to Mary of Anjou, Queen of France (engraving)
5222495 A Chaplain to Mary of Anjou, Queen of France (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Chaplain to Mary of Anjou, Queen of France)

Hercules and the Hydra, 1490s (bronze)
BAT209844 Hercules and the Hydra, 1490s (bronze) by Bonacolsi, Pier Jacopo Alari (1460-1528); 32.7 cm dia cm; Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, Tuscany

Hercules and the Centaur Eurytion (bronze)
AII79905 Hercules and the Centaur Eurytion (bronze) by Giambologna (Giovanni da Bologna), (1529-1608); Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Flemish, out of copyright

Archaic Ionian Hydria depicting Heracles Bringing Cerberus to Eurystheus, from Cerveteri
BAL33673 Archaic Ionian Hydria depicting Heracles Bringing Cerberus to Eurystheus, from Cerveteri, c.530 BC (pottery) by Greek, (6th century BC); Louvre, Paris, France; Greek, out of copyright

Bas-relief superieur de l autel des douze dieux, decouvert a Gabies (engraving)
3629629 Bas-relief superieur de l autel des douze dieux, decouvert a Gabies (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Hercules and the Arcadian Stag (bronze)
BAL73710 Hercules and the Arcadian Stag (bronze) by Giambologna (Jean de Boulogne), (1529-1608) (workshop of); height: 38 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; Italian, out of copyright

Hercules and the Erymanthian Boar (gilt bronze)
AII79914 Hercules and the Erymanthian Boar (gilt bronze) by Giambologna (Giovanni da Bologna), (1529-1608); Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Flemish, out of copyright

The Labours of Hercules, metope from the Temple of Zeus in Olympia, c. 470-457 BC (marble)
ALI212390 The Labours of Hercules, metope from the Temple of Zeus in Olympia, c.470-457 BC (marble) by Greek, (5th century BC); Museo di Storia della Fotografia Fratelli Alinari, Florence; Alinari

Metope X from the Temple of Zeus depicting Hercules Receiving the Golden Apples of the Hesperides from the Hand of
ALI212383 Metope X from the Temple of Zeus depicting Hercules Receiving the Golden Apples of the Hesperides from the Hand of Atlas

Hercules Fights the Lernian Hydra, 1731 (engraving)
STC134108 Hercules Fights the Lernian Hydra, 1731 (engraving) by Picart, Bernard (1673-1733); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

Metope X from the Temple of Zeus depicting Hercules Receiving the Golden Apples of
MAE109791 Metope X from the Temple of Zeus depicting Hercules Receiving the Golden Apples of the Hesperides from the Hand of Atlas, while Minerva rests a Cushion on his Head (marble) by Greek

Attic red-figure skyphos, depicting Herakles and the Mares of Diomedes (pottery)
AMQ103373 Attic red-figure skyphos, depicting Herakles and the Mares of Diomedes (pottery) by Greek, (5th century BC); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; Greek

Mont-de-Marsan, Confluent du Midou et de la Douze (colour photo)
2803986 Mont-de-Marsan, Confluent du Midou et de la Douze (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mont-de-Marsan)

Heracles fighting the Nemean Lion, 4th century BC (marble)
BOO228308 Heracles fighting the Nemean Lion, 4th century BC (marble) by Greek School, (4th century BC); height: 65 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St

Hercules and the Hydra (bronze)
AII80026 Hercules and the Hydra (bronze) by Giambologna (Giovanni da Bologna), (1529-1608); Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Flemish, out of copyright

Hercules Supporting the World Flanked by Euclid and Ptolemy, from the Camerino
BEN124355 Hercules Supporting the World Flanked by Euclid and Ptolemy, from the Camerino, 1596 (fresco) by Carracci, Annibale (1560-1609); Palazzo Farnese, Rome

Le Palais de Pluton Livre nouveau douze morceaux
Le Palais de Pluton, Livre nouveau de douze morceaux de fantaisie: utile a divers usages dedie a Monseigneur Louis Antoine de Pardaillan de Gondrin, duc d Antin, Lajoue, Jacques de, French

Hercules slays the giant Cacus and steals back the cattle of Geryon
XAM67675 Hercules slays the giant Cacus and steals back the cattle of Geryon by Langetti, Giambattista (1625/35-1676); 95x147 cm; Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria; Italian, out of copyright

Hercules and the Hydra (tempera on panel)
XAL50364 Hercules and the Hydra (tempera on panel) by Pollaiuolo, Antonio (1432/3-98); 17x12 cm; Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Michel Dorigny and Nicolas Chapron and Nicolas Cochin (French, 1617 - 1665), Recueil de Douze Bacchanales, 1650s, portfolio of twelve etchings with engraving, plus frontispiece

Hercules Fighting with the Lernaean Hydra, c. 1634 (oil on canvas)
XIR36848 Hercules Fighting with the Lernaean Hydra, c.1634 (oil on canvas) by Zurbaran, Francisco de (1598-1664); 133x167 cm; Prado, Madrid

Hercules Fighting with the Nemean Lion (oil on canvas)
XIR36753 Hercules Fighting with the Nemean Lion (oil on canvas) by Zurbaran, Francisco de (1598-1664); Prado, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: lutte d Hercule contre le lion de Nemee; ); Spanish

Hercules and Diomedes (oil on canvas)
XIR26259 Hercules and Diomedes (oil on canvas) by Gros, Baron Antoine Jean (1771-1835); 426x324 cm; Musee des Augustins, Toulouse, France; French, out of copyright

Hercules and Cerberus, c. 1634 (oil on canvas)
XIR226583 Hercules and Cerberus, c.1634 (oil on canvas) by Zurbaran, Francisco de (1598-1664); 132x151 cm; Prado, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: three headed dog who guarded Hades; ); Spanish

Cerberus Tamed by Hercules (engraving) (b / w photo)
XIR213102 Cerberus Tamed by Hercules (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (16th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

The Erymanthian Boar, after 1528 (tapestry)
XIR208107 The Erymanthian Boar, after 1528 (tapestry) by Flemish School, (16th century); 341.5x393 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts et d Archeologie, Besancon

Hercules Fighting the Nemean Lion (oil on canvas)
XIR190317 Hercules Fighting the Nemean Lion (oil on canvas) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) (attr. to); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hercule et le Lion de Nemee; ); Flemish, out of copyright

Hercules and Antaeus, c. 1530 (w / c on paper)
XIR180126 Hercules and Antaeus, c.1530 (w/c on paper) by Baldung Grien, Hans (1484/5-1545); Musee de l Oeuvre de Notre Dame, Strasbourg

Garden of the Hesperides, 1869-73 (tempera, gouache and oil on card and canvas)
XKH141605 Garden of the Hesperides, 1869-73 (tempera, gouache and oil on card and canvas) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); 119x98 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg

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"Douze: A Journey through the Legendary Labors of Hercules" Step into the mythical world of Hercules, as we explore the captivating artworks that depict his extraordinary feats. From ancient ceramics to intricate mosaics and powerful frescoes, these masterpieces bring to life the timeless tales of this legendary hero. In Gustave Moreau's mesmerizing oil painting "Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra, " we witness Hercules' epic battle against a fearsome multi-headed serpent. The vivid colors and meticulous details transport us to a realm where bravery conquers all. Travel back even further in time with a glimpse at an exquisite detail from a 700-480 BC ceramic lekythos depicting "Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra. " This delicate artwork captures the essence of Greek craftsmanship while showcasing Hercules' strength and determination. Marvel at the marble sculpture "Hercules Killing the Dragon of Hesperides" by an unknown artist in 1572. Carved on slate, it portrays our hero locked in combat with a mighty dragon, symbolizing his triumph over seemingly insurmountable challenges. Delve into mythology through pen & ink with PD. 10-1922's allegorical depiction titled "Allegory of the Labours of Hercules. " This intricate piece invites us to unravel each labor as if embarking on our own quest alongside this iconic figure. Witness Herakles' struggle with Nemean lion on an Attic black-figure amphora fragment—a testament to both artistic skill and storytelling prowess. The dynamic composition captures their fierce encounter, highlighting Herakles' indomitable spirit. Immerse yourself in another breathtaking fresco featuring "Hercules and Cerberus. " Here, we see him bravely facing off against three-headed guardian dog Cerberus—guarding Hades’ gates—an awe-inspiring representation of courage personified. Admire an enchanting mosaic from Ostia, depicting "Herakles with the Cretan Bull.