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Hercules Wrestling with Death for the Body of Alcestis by Frederic Leighton — VisualArtsDB

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Hercules Wrestling with Death for the Body of Alcestis

Hercules Wrestling with Death for the Body of Alcestis

Hercules Wrestling with Death for the Body of Alcestis

Frederic Leighton

1870

Dimensions: 265.4 × 132.4 cm
Genre: Mythological painting

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Greek-and-Roman-MythologyMythologydeath

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