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Frame with four labours of Hercules: Hercules and the Nemean Lion, the Cerberus (the three-headed monster), The Cretan Bull and the Ceryneian Hind
Frame with four labours of Hercules: Hercules and the Nemean Lion, the Cerberus (the three-headed monster), The Cretan Bull and the Ceryneian Hind

Frame with four labours of Hercules: Hercules and the Nemean Lion, the Cerberus (the three-headed monster), The Cretan Bull and the Ceryneian Hind

CreatorAttributed to Andrea Brustolon (Italian, 1662 - 1732)
Datec. 1700-1725
Mediumboxwood
DimensionsOverall (approx.): 21.5 x 18 x 2.5 cm (8 7/16 x 7 1/16 x 1 in.)
Credit LineThe Thomson Collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario
Category
    Object numberAGOID.29347
    Copyright
    © 2017 Art Gallery of Ontario
    Location
    • Gallery 108 Thomson European

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