Hercules and The Lion in Art
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Oinochoe, 520-500 BC, from Vulci
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Gandhara, India, 1st century
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Roman-era relief, 2nd century
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Renaissance plaque by Galeazzo Mondella
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Painting by Francisco de Zurbarán (1634)
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Marble by J.M. Félix Magdalena (b. 1941)
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