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Mezzotint of a nude man with a club attacking a winged harpy beside an open temple door marked JANUS, with two draped women on the left.

Harpies try to keep open the doors of the temple of Janus, but they are clubbed by Hercules. Mezzotint by A. Blooteling after G. Lairesse.

A mezzotint of a muscular nude man swinging a club at a winged, clawed harpy near an open doorway inscribed with the word JANUS. Two draped women watch from the left, while a second harpy flies above the door and foliage fills the right.

Artist
Gerard de Lairesse
Date
1660-1690
Medium
Mezzotints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3078 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1690.
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: Hércules golpea a las arpías en el templo de Jano (mezzotinta)

Una mezzotinta de un hombre desnudo y musculoso que blande un garrote contra una arpía alada y de garras, junto a una puerta abierta con la palabra JANUS. Dos mujeres drapeadas observan a la izquierda, mientras otra arpía vuela sobre la puerta.

Português: Hércules golpeia as harpias no templo de Jano (meia-tinta)

Uma meia-tinta mostra um homem nu e musculoso brandindo um porrete contra uma harpia alada de garras, junto a uma porta aberta com a palavra JANUS. Duas mulheres drapeadas observam à esquerda, enquanto outra harpia voa acima da porta.

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