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Hercules with the Nemean Lion by Prospero Fontana — VisualArtsDB

Hercules with the Nemean Lion

Hercules with the Nemean Lion

Prospero Fontana

1555

Medium: Pen and brown ink and wash on white laid paper
Dimensions: 5 x 3 5/8 in. (12.7 x 9.21 cm) (sheet)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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Italy

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