Hercules Separates Mounts Calpe and Abylla
Painting by Francisco de Zurbarán
Hercules Separates Mounts Calpe and Abylla | |
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Spanish: Hércules separa los montes Calpe y Abyla | |
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Artist | Francisco de Zurbarán |
Year | 1634 |
Medium | oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 136 cm × 167 cm (54 in × 66 in) |
Location | Museo del Prado , Madrid |
Hercules Separates Mounts Calpe and Abylla is a work by Francisco de Zurbarán , created in 1634.
Description
The painting measures 136 × 167 centimeters. It is in the collection of the Museo del Prado . [1]
Analysis
The painting shows Hercules . He separates the two mountains Calpe and Abyla, also known as Pillars of Hercules .
It is included in a 10 works series about the Labors of Hercules commanded by Philip IV of Spain for the Hall of Realms of the Buen Retiro Palace . The series is now conserved in the Museo del Prado .
References
- ↑ "Hercules separates Mounts Calpe and Abylla – The Collection – Museo Nacional del Prado" . www.museodelprado.es . Retrieved 12 July 2016 .
Bibliography
- Juan Antonio Gaya Nuño and Tiziana Frati, La obra Pictórica de Zurbarán , Planeta, Barcelona, 1988, ISBN 84-320-2866-5 pp. 131–132.
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