Frederic Leighton

Hercules wrestling with Death for the body of Alcestis


 

Frederic Leighton - Hercules wrestling with Death for the body of Alcestis



Frederic Leighton
Hercules wrestling with Death for the body of Alcestis
1869-71
132.4 x 265.4 cm
Oil on canvas
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford


Other works by Frederic Leighton


Frederic Leighton The Isle of Chios
The Isle of Chios
c. 1867

Frederic Leighton Color sketch for Decoration in Painting for a Ceiling
Color sketch for Decoration in Painting for a Ceiling
c. 1885

Frederic Leighton Flaming June
Flaming June
1895

Frederic Leighton The Syracusan bride
The Syracusan bride
1865-66

Frederic Leighton Bacchante
Bacchante
c. 1892