Nemean Lion - Hercules and The Lion in Art

Hercules and The Lion in Art

  • Oinochoe, 520-500 BC, from Vulci

  • Gandhara, India, 1st century

  • Roman-era relief, 2nd century

  • Renaissance plaque by Galeazzo Mondella

  • Painting by Francisco de Zurbarán (1634)

  • Marble by J.M. Félix Magdalena (b. 1941)

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