Copy by <b>José del Castillo</b> (1737 - 1793) of one of the frescoes by <b>Luca Giordano</b> (1634 - 1705) painted for the Casón del Buen Retiro in Madrid, commissioned by
<p>king Charles II. It is a copy of the fresco depicting <i>Hercules and the birds of the Stymphalus</i> (ca. 1697).
</p><p>The destroyed fresco was part of a series of 16 frescoes on the windowpanes of the Casón, representing the 12 Labours of Heracles plus 4 more scenes from Heracles' life.
The copy was made in 1778 and later engraved by Nicolás Barsanti. It is kept in the museum of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid
</p><p>Oil on canvas
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32 cm x 22 cm
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<p>José del Castillo
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Según Luca Giordano</div>
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