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Painting ID:: 20375 Hercules Wrestling with Achelous (mk05) 1620-1621
Canvas,102 1/4 x 75 1/2''(260 x 192 cm).Commissioned in 1617 by Ferdinando Gonzaga,Duke of Mantua,for a room in the Villa Favorita near Mantua;painted 1620-1621.The four pictures on this spread are an allegory of the triumphant power of the Gonzaga family.Collection of Charles I;acquired by Louis XIV from Eberhard Jabach in 1662 INV new5/Guido Reni-685822.jpg
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