Achelous Defeated by Hercules. The Origin of the Cornucopia. (Allegory of Fruitfulness)

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Number:075422

Title:Achelous Defeated by Hercules. The Origin of the Cornucopia. (Allegory of Fruitfulness)

Artist: Jordaens, Jacob (1593-1678)

Museum: Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen

Method: Oil on canvas

Created: 1649

School: Flanders

Category: Mythology, Allegory and Literature

Trend in art: Baroque

Keywords: Roman mythology, Greek Mythology, Heracles, Roman goddess, Hercules, Herakles, Abundance, Cornucopia, Abundantia, Achelous