Hercules and the Mares of Diomedes, a 16th century Flemish tapestry in the Alba collection ; Hércules y las yeguas de Diomedes, un tapiz bruselés del siglo XVI en la Colección Casa de Alba

This article presents the tapestry Hercules and the Mares of Diomedes in the Alba collection (Dueñas Palace, Seville). It forms part of a Hercules series along with others in the Royal Museum of Brussels and in a private collection. They have been attributed to an anonymous artist from Brussels and dated circa 1570. Here they are linked to an anonymous Flemish artist familiar with Peter Coecke van Aelst’s series of The Life of Saint Paul, and it is suggested that Jan Tons, specialized in animal paintings, may have collaborated on these works. In addition the author studies the motifs represent... Mehr ...