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The Struggle between Hercules and the River God Achelous by Italian Felice Giani — VisualArtsDB

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The Struggle between Hercules and the River God Achelous

The Struggle between Hercules and the River God Achelous

The Struggle between Hercules and the River God Achelous

Italian Felice Giani

1810

Medium: Pen and brown ink, over traces of black chalk on light blue laid paper
Genre: Figure
Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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