Hercules and the Stymphalian Birds
Hercules and the Stymphalian Birds

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Hercules and the Stymphalian Birds,

ca. 1699

studio of Jacob van der Borght the Elder, Flemish, fl. 1676–1708
after Lodewijk van Schoor, Flemish, 1666–buried 1702
y1948-69

Information

Title
Hercules and the Stymphalian Birds
Dates

ca. 1699

Maker
studio of Jacob van der Borght the Elder
after Lodewijk van Schoor
Medium

Textile

Dimensions

355.6 x 302.3 cm (140 x 119 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Jay C. Hormel, Class of 1915

Object Number
y1948-69
Place Made

Europe, Brussels

Culture
Flemish
Type
tapestries
Materials
textile materials, cloth
Subject
figures (representations), trees, gods, bows (weapons), arrows, mythology, rinceaux, men, birds, landscapes (environments), women

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