Hercules and the Hydra of Lerna
Medium
Etching with some engraving
Dimensions
plate: 8 15/16 x 12 5/16 in. (22.7 x 31.2 cm) sheet: 9 1/16 x 12 3/8 in. (23 x 31.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Florance Waterbury Bequest, 1970
Accession Number
1970.612.3
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold *Hercules and the of Lerna*, a etching with some engraving by Marco Angolo del Moro, now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of's Drawings and Prints department This print captures the mythic hero Hercules in his second labor, battling the fearsome, multi-headed Hydra of L—a serpentine monster from Greek mythology that regenerated heads when severed. The composition, sized at roughly 9 x 12 inches on the sheet, vividly conveys the chaos of combat, with Hercules wielding his club amid writhing forms, embodying timeless themes of heroism and monstrosity. Del Moro, an Italian printmaker of ...