Hercules and the Hydra

painting by Antonio del Pollaiuolo in the Uffizi
VisualArtwork painting Q3731236
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Hercules and the Hydra

Summary

Hercules and the Hydra is a painting[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hercules and the Hydra is the creator of Antonio del Pollaiuolo[3].
  • Hercules and the Hydra's image is recorded as Antonio del Pollaiolo, Ercole e l'Idra, 1470-75 ca. (Uffizi) 02-edit.jpg[4].
  • Hercules and the Hydra's instance of is recorded as painting[5].
  • Hercules and the Hydra's commissioned by is recorded as Piero di Cosimo de' Medici[6].
  • Hercules and the Hydra's genre is recorded as mythological painting[7].
  • Hercules and the Hydra's depicts is recorded as Heracles[8].
  • Hercules and the Hydra's depicts is recorded as Hydra[9].
  • Hercules and the Hydra's made from material is recorded as tempera[10].
  • Hercules and the Hydra's made from material is recorded as panel[11].
  • Hercules and the Hydra's collection is recorded as Uffizi Gallery[12].
  • Hercules and the Hydra's inventory number is recorded as 00285496[13].
  • Hercules and the Hydra's location is recorded as Pollaiolo, Room A10[14].
  • Hercules and the Hydra's Commons category is recorded as Hercules and the Hydra (Pollaiolo)[15].
  • +1475-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Hercules and the Hydra[16].
  • Hercules and the Hydra's main subject is recorded as Heracles and Lernaean Hydra[17].
  • Hercules and the Hydra's title is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': "Ercole e l'Idra"}[18].
  • Hercules and the Hydra's pendant of is recorded as Heracles and Antaeus[19].
  • Hercules and the Hydra's Florentine musea Inventario 1890 ID is recorded as 8268[20].
  • Hercules and the Hydra's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+17'}[21].
  • Hercules and the Hydra's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+12'}[22].
  • Hercules and the Hydra's Florentine musea catalogue ID is recorded as 00285496[23].
  • Hercules and the Hydra's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122vlr8_[24].
  • Hercules and the Hydra's Federico Zeri Foundation image ID is recorded as 13205[25].
  • Hercules and the Hydra's Google Arts & Culture asset ID is recorded as 8AEOTC1DwCpqNQ[26].
  • Hercules and the Hydra's WikiArt ID is recorded as antonio-del-pollaiolo/hercules-and-the-hydra-1475[27].

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Works and Contributions

Hercules and the Hydra is the creator of Antonio del Pollaiuolo[3].

Why It Matters

Hercules and the Hydra ranks in the top 6% of painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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