The Choice of Hercules

Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
Artwork: The Choice of Hercules
Description: The painting depicts the story of Hercules at the crossroads, where he has to choose between a life of pleasure and a life of virtue. The personification of Pleasure is depicted as a young woman with a golden cup, while the personification of Virtue is depicted as a young woman with a book. Hercules is depicted as a muscular young man, standing in the middle of the two women. He is holding a club in his right hand and a lion’s skin in his left hand. The painting is full of symbolism, and it has been interpreted in many different ways.
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