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Painting of a nude hero with a bow facing a many-headed serpent on a rock column, with a sunset over the sea and a reclining nude figure in the foreground.

Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra

A nude hero stands on a rocky shore at left, bow in hand, facing a many-headed serpent coiled around a tall rock pillar at right. A reclining nude figure and a crouching figure lie in the foreground beside a pale sunset over the sea.

Artist
Gustave Moreau
Date
1875–76
Medium
Oil on canvas
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1946 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1876).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Eugene A. Davidson

Español: Hércules y la Hidra de Lerna

Un héroe desnudo se encuentra en una orilla rocosa a la izquierda, con un arco en la mano, frente a una serpiente de muchas cabezas enroscada en una alta columna de roca a la derecha. Una figura femenina desnuda reclinada y otra agachada yacen en primer plano junto a un pálido atardecer sobre el mar.

Português: Hércules e a Hidra de Lerna

Um herói nu está em uma margem rochosa à esquerda, com um arco na mão, diante de uma serpente de muitas cabeças enrolada em uma alta coluna de rocha à direita. Uma figura feminina nua reclinada e outra agachada estão no primeiro plano, junto a um pôr do sol pálido sobre o mar.

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