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Hercules and Scipio guided by Minerva on the path of virtue
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Hercules and Scipio guided by Minerva on the path of virtue

Jan Harmensz. Muller · 1589 - 1593 · engraving; paper

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Minerva, as the personification of Virtue, leads Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus and Hercules along the path of virtue to the temple of eternal glory. The wise Cupid points the way. On the right, drinking and amorous people represent Vice, which Scipio and Hercules leave behind.

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Credit lineHercules en Scipio geleid door Minerva op het pad der deugd. 1589 - 1593. Jan Harmensz. Muller. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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