The Judgement of Hercules (Herculis Judicium)

The Judgement of Hercules (Herculis Judicium)
 1759

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
engraving
Accession Number
820-3
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of John H. Connell, 1917
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Allegory and Symbols Another Work History and Legend
Subjects (specific)
cupids decision making Heracles (Greco-Roman character) laurel wreaths nudes (representations) reproductive prints vice (culture-related concept) virtue

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