Photo de stock - Hans Cranach (ca. 1513-1537). Hercules at the Court of Omphale. 1537. Oil on panel. 57. 5 x 85. 3 cm. . . Hans Cranach was a German Renaissance painter, the oldest son of Lucas Cranach the Elder. He started to work with father at a young age and was soon creating his own works. . . This painting depicts the Greek hero Hercules at the court of Queen Omphale, where he would serve as a slave after being punished by God Hermes for murdering Iphitus in a fit of madness. During his enslavement, Hercules and Omphale inverted their gender roles. The scene shows Hercules surrounded by three courtly women dressing him in womenâ. . s clothing and teaching him traditionally female tasks as spinning and carding wool.