Keywords: Annibale Carracci - The Choice of Heracles - WGA4416.jpg Artwork Creator Annibale Carracci LangSwitch Ritrae Ercole incerto sulla scelta fra due sonne Quella di destra con veste trasparente rappresenta il Piacere e gli indica la strada piana tra carte da gioco maschere teatrali e strumenti musicali La donna vestita a sinistra invece rappresenta la Virtù che gli indica una strada faticosa stretta ed in salita in cima alla quale però lo attende il cavallo alato Pegaso emblema del casato Farnese che lo condurrà alla gloria ed in cielo - Es zeigt Herkules im Zweifel über die Entscheidung zwischen zwei Frauen Die rechte die Freude mit durchsichtiger Kleidung angetan weist auf eine Straße mit Kartenspiel Theatermasken und Musikinstrumenten Die Frau zur Linken linken Hand ist die Tugend weist einen einen schmalen steilen Weg wo jedoch das geflügelte Pferd Pegasus wartet das Symbol der Familie Farnese das zum Himmel führt 1596 Oil on canvas size cm 165 239 Institution Museum of Capodimonte Collezione Farnese http //www polomusealenapoli beniculturali it/museo_cp/cp_scheda asp ID 34 Museum of Capodimonte object history credit line accession number Q 365 WGA link 4416 http //www wga hu/art/c/carracci/annibale/1/heracles jpg http //www wga hu/html/c/carracci/annibale/1/heracles html PD-old-100 painting mythological Italian 1551-1600 DEFAULTSORT Caracci Choice of Heracles 1590s paintings by Annibale Carracci Camerino Farnese Annibale Carracci Farnese Collection in the National Museum of Capodimonte Naples 1596 paintings in Italy Pointing right in art 16th-century oil on canvas paintings in Italy 1590s mythological paintings Hercules at the crossroads Mythological paintings in Italy Paintings of nude sitting men Choice in art Mythological figures in nature WGA form painting WGA type mythological WGA School Italian WGA time period 1551-1600 Masks in art 1590s oil on canvas paintings |