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Carved figure group of Hercules slaying Cerberus

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An image of Figure group/sculpture. Hercules slaying Cerberus. Unknown South German Workshop. Limewood, carved, height, whole, 28.5 cm, circa 1680-1720. Baroque.

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Figure group/sculpture. Hercules slaying Cerberus. Unknown South German Workshop. Limewood, carved, height, whole, 28.5 cm, circa 1680-1720. Baroque.

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  • Accession Number: M.8-2014
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/27.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
  • Photographer name: Andrew Norman
  • Image height: 849 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 558.38kB
  • Exposure time: 1/250
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 27/1
  • Captured: 2015:06:23 11:40:51

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