Apotheosis of Heroes

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. Beside 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, seeing how the heroes secure eternal glory for themselves.