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''Hercules in the Garden of the Hesperides'' is a 1638 painting by
''Hercules in the Garden of the Hesperides'' is a 1638 painting by Peter Paul Rubens
Sir Peter Paul Rubens (; ; 28 June 1577 – 30 May 1640) was a Flemish artist and diplomat from the Duchy of Brabant in the Southern Netherlands (modern-day Belgium). He is considered the most influential artist of the Flemish Baroque traditio ...
. It measures 246 cm by 168.5 cm and is now in the Sabauda Gallery
The Galleria Sabauda is an art collection in the Italian city of Turin, which contains the royal art collections amassed by the House of Savoy over the centuries. It is located on Via XX Settembre, 86.
The museum, whose first directors were Robe ...
in Turin
Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital ...
. It shows Hercules
Hercules (, ) is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures.
The Romans adapted the Gr ...
in the Garden of the Hesperides
In Greek mythology, the Hesperides (; , ) are the nymphs of evening and golden light of sunsets, who were the "Daughters of the Evening" or "Nymphs of the West". They were also called the Atlantides () from their reputed father, the Titan (mytho ...
and forms part of a pair with the same artist's '' Deianira Listens to Fame''.
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* https://web.archive.org/web/20150924020521/http://www.galleriasabauda.beniculturali.it/catalogo/#page/826 {{17C-painting-stub 1638 paintings Mythological paintings by Peter Paul Rubens Paintings depicting Heracles Paintings in the Galleria Sabauda