Hercules strangles two snakes in its cradle, The history of Hercules (series title), Fragment of a tapestry with Hercules: the snake strangulation. In a landscape with tall flowering plants on a green background there is a view into a blue room, where on the tiled floor there is a small bed with child, according to the inscription, HERCULES. Above Hercules a snake in the shape of a blue-green dragon, on the floor next to the bed the second ditto, both gurgling under the strangling force of Hercules hands. Above a grid window a vault starter, half a tipper visible on the back wall. The roof has a roof window. Depicted to the right and larger than the house, is a woman in suspended red velvet tabard, with a red brocade slant, in which woven ALCMNENA. She is carrying a child on her arm, perhaps the earthly twin brother Iphicles. On the second plan behind the house, and only visible to the upper part, a boy with inscription HERCULES, behind it are two men with a woman in their midst who holds their hands together. In the background green meadow with sheep, hills with trees and a number of houses, within a canal and a tilted wall., anonymous, Southern Netherlands, c. 1485 - 1505, ketting, inslag, tapestry, h 198.5 cm × w 136.0 cm.

Hercules strangles two snakes in its cradle, The history of Hercules (series title), Fragment of a tapestry with Hercules: the snake strangulation. In a landscape with tall flowering plants on a green background there is a view into a blue room, where on the tiled floor there is a small bed with child, according to the inscription, HERCULES. Above Hercules a snake in the shape of a blue-green dragon, on the floor next to the bed the second ditto, both gurgling under the strangling force of Hercules hands. Above a grid window a vault starter, half a tipper visible on the back wall. The roof has a roof window. Depicted to the right and larger than the house, is a woman in suspended red velvet tabard, with a red brocade slant, in which woven ALCMNENA. She is carrying a child on her arm, perhaps the earthly twin brother Iphicles. On the second plan behind the house, and only visible to the upper part, a boy with inscription HERCULES, behind it are two men with a woman in their midst who holds their hands together. In the background green meadow with sheep, hills with trees and a number of houses, within a canal and a tilted wall., anonymous, Southern Netherlands, c. 1485 - 1505, ketting, inslag, tapestry, h 198.5 cm × w 136.0 cm

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