In the aftermath of the blast, art historian Gregory Buchakjian published an article identifying two paintings in the collection by renowned Renaissance artist Artemisia Gentileschi — Penitent ...

The creature he is battling is more mysterious. The lower body looks to be the Nemean lion, slain by Hercules as part of his atonement for having murdered his wife and children, but it is topped ...

Peter Schmidt von Lichtenberg Hercules and the Nemean lion, 1618 42.5 x 31.8 cm. (16.7 x 12.5 in.) Medium black ink, gray wash, heightened with white on gray prepared paper Size 42.5 x 31.8 cm. (16.7 ...

In the leftmost niche, we see the strongman wrestle the Nemean Lion. In the next, wearing the lion’s skin, he clubs the human-headed Hydra. Astoundingly, the sarcophagus’s lid is here, too.

Despite no cranium on the Greek hero, the statue included details from Hercules’ mythic 12 labors, including the skin of the Nemean lion and the severed head of the Cretan bull.

Eurystheus instructs Hercules to perform a series of tasks thought to be impossible, including slaying the Nemean lion and the nine-headed Hydra, cleaning the Augean stables in a single day, and ...

One: The Nemean lion The first task of Hercules was to battle with and slay the fearsome Nemean lion. As proof of his victory, Hercules was told to bring back the lion's skin.

186 x 162 cm. (73.2 x 63.8 in.) Subscribe now to view details for this work, and gain access to over 18 million auction results. Purchase One-Day Pass ...

Hercules, the most powerful male figure in Greek mythology, wears the skin of the immortal Nemean lion that he killed with his bare hands as his armor and is not defeated in a battle against Apollo.

Dating to 530BC and credited to Antimenes, this vase depicting Hercules battling the Nemean lion is a highlight of Charles Ede’s offering at the fair – retailing for €190,000, or approximately ...

The collection was inspired by Dante’s “Inferno” and the nine circles of hell—but to our eye, Jenner’s look recalls images of Hercules fighting the Nemean Lion, as in this example by ...