Diomedes King of Thrace Killed by Hercules and Devoured by his own Horses, Jean-Baptiste Marie Pierre, 1742

The cruel diomedes, king of the bistognes (thrace), gave the shipwrecked who approached his shores to devour his horses. For the eighth of his works, hercules tames them and gives them diomedes as food. Object Type: painting. Date: 1742. Dimensions: height: 195 cm (76.7 in); width: 140.5 cm (55.3 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Fabre museum. PeinturesMuséeFabre052