by Aaron Burelson
acrylic on canvas
16×32 inches
“This was a study of the classic image of Hercules defeating the Nemean Lion, captured also by artists like Rubens and Zurbarán. The first of Hercules’ Twelve Labours, this required the strangulation of a mythic lion whose fur was made of impenetrable gold. Here the battle is rendered slightly less fantastical as previous versions - it is the basic mythic image of a man wrestling with an average, almost tearful-looking lion.” - Aaron Burleson
by Aaron Burelson
acrylic on canvas
16×32 inches
“This was a study of the classic image of Hercules defeating the Nemean Lion, captured also by artists like Rubens and Zurbarán. The first of Hercules’ Twelve Labours, this required the strangulation of a mythic lion whose fur was made of impenetrable gold. Here the battle is rendered slightly less fantastical as previous versions - it is the basic mythic image of a man wrestling with an average, almost tearful-looking lion.” - Aaron Burleson