Envy or Avarice at the right being driven from the temple of the Muses by Hercules who raises a club, the muses watching from the left

In this horizontal composition Hans Cranach depicted an episode from the story of Hercules which is not particularly heroic in comparison to most of the hero’s labours and exploits...

The Apotheosis of Hercules, along with other similar scenes of figures elevated into the heavens, was a commonly depicted subject in Baroque art, used for decorative cycles and in ...

Arthur (James) Lewis (1824-1901), husband of Kate Terry, and grandfather of John Gielgud. It appears he was also a painter and a musician, with a connection to J M Whistler. Arthur...

Views of classical buildings and ruins based on the drawings that the artist made during his lengthy time in Italy occupied an important place within Hubert Robert’s repertoire of ...

From left to right: Hercules arrives with his chariot, the Olymian gods, Hercules frees Hesione, Hercules and the centaurs, Ceres and Cybele prepare the marriage of Hercules and He...