Fireback depicting Hercules and Omphale (?)

1750

Legend has it that bound as a slave to Queen Omphale of Lydia, Hercules softened and took up spinning. The woman in the background must be Venus. The scene symbolizes the domination of woman over man.

• Places and dates

  Luxembourg (province), 1750? - ? (Production)

• Materials

  Iron

• Category

  Heating and cooling equipment

• Object number

  S16

• IPR status

  Public domain