The Rape of Deianira | painting by Pollaiuolo (original) (raw)
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model for Dürer’s “Hercules and the Birds of Stymphalis”
In Albrecht Dürer: First journey to Italy …figure of Hercules from Pollaiuolo’s The Rape of Deianira for his painting Hercules and the Birds of Stymphalis. A purely mythological painting in the Renaissance tradition, Hercules is exceptional among Dürer’s works. The centre panel from the Dresden Altarpiece, which Dürer painted in about 1498, is stylistically similar to _Hercules_… Read More
