The Apotheosis of Hercules, 1765. Creator: Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo.
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The Apotheosis of Hercules, 1765. The Apotheosis of Hercules, along with other similar scenes of figures elevated into the heavens, was a commonly depicted subject in Baroque art, used for decorative cycles and in particular for ceiling paintings. The death and subsequent elevation of Hercules to the heavens on the wish of Jupiter is recounted by Ovid in The Metamorphoses.
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Creator
- Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, attributed to: Italian: Artist, painter
People Related
- Ovid: Roman: Author, poet
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4226x4960
File Size : 61,410kb
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- MTB-AW-1930.114 1930.114
- 1150000480
- 3-016-568
- 3016568
- MTB-AW-1930.114 1930.114
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