Hercules fighting the river god Acheloüs which has taken the form of a bull. It is of Deianira favor the daughter of the river Oeneus. Hercules Bull breaks down the horns. In the background you can see how nymphs fill one of the horns and use the horn of overvloeds. Manufacturer : printmaker Cornelis Cortnaar design: Frans Floris (I) (listed building) Publisher: Hieronymus Cock (listed property) Place manufacture : Antwerpen Date: 1563 Physical characteristics: engra material: paper Technique: engra (printing process) Measurements: sheet: h 232 mm × W 287 mm Subject: Hercules breaks off a horn
Hercules fighting the river god Acheloüs which has taken the form of a bull. It is of Deianira favor the daughter of the river Oeneus. Hercules Bull breaks down the horns. In the background you can see how nymphs fill one of the horns and use the horn of overvloeds. Manufacturer : printmaker Cornelis Cortnaar design: Frans Floris (I) (listed building) Publisher: Hieronymus Cock (listed property) Place manufacture : Antwerpen Date: 1563 Physical characteristics: engra material: paper Technique: engra (printing process) Measurements: sheet: h 232 mm × W 287 mm Subject: Hercules breaks off a horn; Naiads fill the horn with flowers and fruits; it becomes the osmanthus Cornucopiawhile with Hercules fighting the river god Achelous changes himself into a bull, or a bull-headed and man
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