c. 1540s
Hercules and the Nemean Lion
Niccolò VicentinoItalian, active 1540s
This print is derived from an ancient Roman relief sculpture representing Hercules and the Nemean lion as well as from an ancient coin illustrating the same subject, both of which were known to artists working in Rome in the sixteenth century.
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