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Hercules and the Hydra

ArtistPollaiolo (Antonio Benci)
Artist Info.Italy ca. 1431-98
Dateca. 1460
SubjectPainting
PeriodItalian Renaissance
Materialtempera on wood
Dimensions17x12 cm
CollectionItaly, Florence, Galleria degli Uffizi
Inv. No.8268
Saskia No.Lif-1131
SourceHartt, History of Italian Renaissance Art, 4th ed., chapter 13, plate 322