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 (15 items)

Joseph Hirsch, The Naked Man, 1959-1962, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., 1966.84.3
The Naked Man
Date1959-1962
oil on canvas
On view
Joseph Hirsch, Brief, 1946, lithograph on paper mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Frank McClure, 1973.194.1
Brief
Date1946
lithograph on paper mounted on paperboard
Not on view
Joseph Hirsch, Hercules Killing the Hydra, ca. 1937, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James F. Dicke Family, 2014.54
Hercules Killing the Hydra
Dateca. 1937
oil on canvas
Not on view