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'''Hercules slaying Antaeus''' c.1460 , is a painting attributed to the Florentine artist [[Antonio Pollaiuolo]]. It is a small image, painted in egg tempera on a panel of wood. |
'''Hercules slaying Antaeus''' c.1460 , is a painting attributed to the Florentine artist [[Antonio Pollaiuolo]]. It is a small image, 6x 3 <small>1/2</small> inches, painted in egg tempera on a panel of wood. It is in the [[Uffizi]] gallery, [[Florence]]. |
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The painting shows the mythical giant [[Antaeus]], son of [[Gaia]], goddess of the Earth, being crushed to death in the arms of [[Heracles]]. |
The painting shows the mythical giant [[Antaeus]], son of [[Gaia]], goddess of the Earth, being crushed to death in the arms of [[Heracles]]. |
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The painting disappeared during the German occupation of Florence towards the end of [[World War Two]]. It re-emerged in San Francisco, in the mid 1960s, together with another, a depiction of ''Hercules Slaying the Hydra'' and they were returned to Florence. |
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A series of large canvases illustrating the legends surrounding the figure of Hercules were panted by the Pollaiulo brothers - Antonio and Piero- for te main hall of [[Cosimo de Medici]]'s palace. |
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Revision as of 21:58, 2 March 2013
Hercules slaying Antaeus c.1460 , is a painting attributed to the Florentine artist Antonio Pollaiuolo. It is a small image, 6x 3 1/2 inches, painted in egg tempera on a panel of wood. It is in the Uffizi gallery, Florence.
The painting shows the mythical giant Antaeus, son of Gaia, goddess of the Earth, being crushed to death in the arms of Heracles.
The painting disappeared during the German occupation of Florence towards the end of World War Two. It re-emerged in San Francisco, in the mid 1960s, together with another, a depiction of Hercules Slaying the Hydra and they were returned to Florence.
A series of large canvases illustrating the legends surrounding the figure of Hercules were panted by the Pollaiulo brothers - Antonio and Piero- for te main hall of Cosimo de Medici's palace.