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Engraving of a woman in labor on a bed, attended by women, with a Latin caption below and a small scene of figures on a platform at upper left.

Alcmene giving birth to Hercules: Juno, jealous of the child, attempts to delay the birth. Engraving by A. Tempesta, 1606.

An engraved plate numbered 86 shows Alcmene in childbirth on a bed, her head thrown back as attendants hold her and a kneeling woman at right supports her. A figure on a raised platform at upper left gestures toward a seated man, while the Latin caption below names Juno pressing Alcmene's knees to delay the birth.

Artist
Antonio Tempesta
Date
1606
Medium
Intaglio prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3644 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1606.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Alcmena dando a luz a Hércules, grabado de A. Tempesta, 1606

Un grabado numerado 86 muestra a Alcmena dando a luz en una cama, con la cabeza echada hacia atrás mientras la sostienen varias mujeres. A la izquierda, una figura sobre una plataforma señala a un hombre sentado, y la leyenda latina nombra a Juno apretando las rodillas de Alcmena para retrasar el parto.

Português: Alcmena dando à luz Hércules, gravura de A. Tempesta, 1606

Uma gravura numerada 86 mostra Alcmena dando à luz numa cama, com a cabeça jogada para trás enquanto várias mulheres a amparam. À esquerda, uma figura sobre uma plataforma aponta para um homem sentado, e a legenda em latim menciona Juno apertando os joelhos de Alcmena para atrasar o parto.