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Hercules Slaying the Hydra

Guercino · 1591–1666

Maximum print size

23.9 × 33.0 cm · 9.4 × 13.0 in

at 300 DPI from the 2,820 × 3,900 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 8×10 inch frame.

Frame: 40.6 × 50.8 cm · 16.0 × 20.0 in
Mat opening: 23.9 × 33.0 cm · 9.4 × 13.0 in
Mat border, sides: 8.4 cm · 3.3 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 8.9 cm · 3.5 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date: c. 1618
Medium: pen and brown ink with brown wash
Type: Drawing
Size: 27.3 × 19.2 cm · 10.7 × 7.6 in
Orientation: portrait
Collection: National Gallery of Art ↗

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