Gustave Moreau, 1876 - Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra - fine art print

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Gustave Moreau developed a highly personal vision that combined history, myth, mysticism, and a fascination with the exotic and bizarre. Rooted in the Romantic tradition, Moreau focused on the expression of timeless enigmas of human existence rather than on recording or capturing the realities of the material world.

The 19th century piece of art was made by the male painter Gustave Moreau in 1876. The original was made with the size - 179,3 × 154 cm (70 9/16 × 60 5/8 in) and was crafted with the medium oil on canvas. The original artwork's inscription is: inscribed at lower left: Gustave Moreau. Today, this work of art is included in the art collection of Art Institute Chicago. With courtesy of - Art Institute Chicago (public domain). In addition to that, the work of art has the creditline: Gift of Mrs. Eugene A. Davidson. In addition to that, the alignment is portrait and has an image ratio of 1 : 1.2, which implies that the length is 20% shorter than the width. Gustave Moreau was a male painter, sculptor, whose style can primarily be attributed to Symbolism. The European artist was born in 1826 in Paris, Ile-de-France, France and deceased at the age of 72 in 1898 in Paris, Ile-de-France, France.

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For every fine art print we offer different sizes & materials. In order match your personal requirements perfectly, you can choose among the following product customization options:

• Canvas: A canvas print is a printed canvas mounted on a wooden frame. A canvas creates the distinctive effect of three dimensionality. Your canvas of this artpiece will provide you with the unique opportunity of transforming your very own art print into a large work of art as you know from galleries. The great advantage of canvas prints is that they are relatively low in weight, which implies that it is easy to hang your Canvas print without extra wall-mounts. Therefore, a canvas print is suited for any kind of wall.
• Printed poster (canvas material): A poster print is a printed flat canvas with a slight finish on the surface, that resembles the original work of art. Please keep in mind, that depending on the absolute size of the poster we add a white margin between 2-6cm around the print in order to facilitate the framing with a custom frame.
• Aluminium print (aluminium dibond): These are metal prints on aluminium dibond material with a true depth effect. For the Direct Aluminium Dibond print, we print your work of art onto the aluminium composite surface. The bright & white parts of the original work of art shine with a silk gloss, however without any glow. Colors are luminous and bright, the fine details are crisp.
• Print on acrylic glass: The print on acrylic glass, which is often described as a print on plexiglass, will convert the original artwork into brilliant home décor. Your artwork will be printed with state-of-the-art UV direct printing machines. It creates deep and rich color shades. Our plexiglass protects your selected art print against light and heat for many decades.

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Important note: We try our utmost in order to describe the art products as accurately as possible and to demonstrate them visually in our shop. Nonetheless, the tone of the printed materials and the printing may differ somehwat from the presentation on the monitor. Depending on your screen settings and the nature of the surface, colors may not be printed as exactly as the digital version on this website. Because all art reproductions are printed and processed by hand, there might also be slight discrepancies in the size and exact position of the motif.

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