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Hercules Fighting with the Hydra of Lernea

Heinrich Aldegrever

1550

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Northern Renaissance Renaissance Renaissance Mythology

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Hercules Fighting with the Hydra of Lernea is a 1550 by Heinrich Aldegrever, a Northern Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Heinrich Aldegrever
When & what style?: 1550 · Northern Renaissance
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

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Heinrich Aldegrever

Heinrich Aldegrever or Aldegraf was a German painter and engraver. He was one of the "Little Masters", the group of German artists making small old master prints in the generation after Albrecht Dürer.

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