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Nude god in a boat raises a hammer to strike a dark sea serpent; a crouched giant sits behind him amid stormy waves.

Thor Battering the Midgard Serpent

A nude, muscular god stands in a rocking boat, hammer raised high, about to strike a coiled, dark sea serpent whose open jaws snap at the lower left. A crouched giant hunches in the stern beneath, while churning waves and a shadowed sky fill the dark, dramatic oil composition.

Artist
Henry Fuseli
Date
1790
Medium
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Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1415 × 2000 px
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Public domain · Henry Fuseli died 1825 and the work dates by 1790; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Henry Fuseli, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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