M24.1 HERACLES & THE HESPERIAN DRAGON
| Museum Collection | The J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Malibu 77.AE.11 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 201704 |
| Ware | Attic Red Figure |
| Shape | Krater, Volute |
| Painter | Attributed to the Kleophrades Painter |
| Date | ca. 490 B.C. |
| Period | Late Archaic |
DESCRIPTION
Side A: Heracles battles the guardian Dragon of the golden apples of the Hesperides. The hero wears a lion-skin cape and brandishes a club. The many-headed serpent is coiled around the tree. On the far right the Titan Atlas bears the weight of the heavens upon his shoulders.
Side B: Peleus and Thetis (see other images).
ARTICLES
OTHER IMAGES
M13.3 Hydra
P12.1B Nereus
