1842
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Hercules Tamed by Love is a 1842 by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows Hercules, a strong man, being tamed by love. He's surrounded by symbols of love and weakness. The artist used this scene to comment on the power of love, which is an interesting twist on the usual stories about Hercules. The story of Hercules is usually about his strength and bravery. But here, he's shown as vulnerable to love, which makes the painting unique. You can see more works like this at the museum: The Cleveland Museum of Art.
This print was published in Le Charivari (September 18, 1842) as plate 25 from the series Ancient History .
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Honoré-Victorin Daumier was a French painter, sculptor, and printmaker, whose many works offer commentary on the social and political life in France, from the Revolution of 1830 to the fall of the Second French Empire in 1870.
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