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The child Hercules strangling the serpents, Carracci, ca. 1580-1609
Carracci

The child Hercules strangling the serpents

ca. 1580-1609 · Drawing · 14.9 × 21.6 cm

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Where is “The child Hercules strangling the serpents” now? Collection: Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Not on view at present. Checked September 25, 2026.

Victoria and Albert Museum

London, United Kingdom

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Accession number
D.1973-1885

What it shows

StrengthSerpentsSnakesDeathsHercules and Heracles

In the catalog

Drawings & watercolorsPen and inkRenaissance16th centuryItaly

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