Apotheosis of Heroes under the Reign of Minerva

Allegorical representation depicting that under the reign of the goddess of wisdom Minerva, eloquence and heroism flourish. In the foreground, Minerva sits on a pile of books, holding her spear. Next to her, a woman seen from the back, perhaps a muse, with the caduceus. On the clouds, heroes climb to Olympus, where Jupiter awaits them. Father Time watches in vain and sees how the heroes secure eternal glory. In the lower margin, a two-line text.