Hercules Killing the Hydra

Joseph Hirsch, Hercules Killing the Hydra, ca. 1937, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James F. Dicke Family, 2014.54
Joseph Hirsch, Hercules Killing the Hydra, ca. 1937, oil on canvas, 11 × 8 in. (27.9 × 20.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James F. Dicke Family, 2014.54

Artwork Details

Title
Hercules Killing the Hydra
Date
ca. 1937
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
11 × 8 in. (27.9 × 20.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the James F. Dicke Family
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Allegory
  • Occupation — labor
  • Occupation — service — policeman
  • Mythology — classical — hydra
  • Mythology — classical — Hercules
  • Figure group — male — full length
Object Number
2014.54

Works by this artist (1 item)

Christine Sun Kim, One Week of Lullabies for Roux, 2018, seven tracks, sound, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2020.79.1, © 2018 Christine Sun Kim. Courtesy of the artist and François Ghebaly, Los Angeles
One Week of Lullabies for Roux
Date2018
seven tracks, sound
Not on view