Prague School

Hercules and Omphale

Prague School
Hercules and Omphale

Oil on panel, 52 x 41 cm

Preis: 30.000 €

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In this painting Hercules holds the spinning distaff and Omphale is depicted wearing the skin of the Nemean lion. In Renaissance and particularly Baroque painting this often-depicted reversal was interpreted as an illustration of the theme of woman’s domination of man.

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