Title

Italian earthenware plate showing the birth of Hercules. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Depiction on an Italian earthenware dish of the birth of Hercules, with fortune and the seven planets and virtues around it.

Date

Nov 30, 1999

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/CM Dixon

Reference

HRM19B79_461

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,1Mb (2,9Mb) / 14,3in x 13,6in / 4298 x 4074 (300dpi)

Keywords

Italy Italian female women woman people religious country religion planet science solar system astronomy museum color colour plate pain deity God fortune location image birth childbirth lady artefact concept mythology virtue artifact seven full frame goddess earthenware Hercules Herakles Greek mythology Victoria and Albert Museum CM Dixon Museum of Ornamental Art object Victoria & Albert Museum Unknown V&A Dixon CM Heracles CM Dixon Mike Dixon CM Dixon object