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Hercules, Deianira and the Centaur Nessus

around 1586 | Paolo Caliari, gen. Veronese

Here – as in the companion painting “Venus and Adonis” (Inv.Nr. GG 1527) – an episode from antique mythology is depicted: Hercules in pursuit of the centaur Nessus who wants to abduct his wife Deianira. However, the scene only gives Veronese the chance to describe the way the figures are embedded in the mysterious-seeming realm of nature – an old theme in Venetian painting. We can also recognise Veronese’s late style in the clearly gloomy, autumnal colours and the open brushstrokes.

Hercules, Deianira and the Centaur Nessus

Here – as in the companion painting “Venus and Adonis” (Inv.Nr. GG 1527) – an episode from antique mythology is depicted: Hercules in pursuit of the centaur Nessus who wants to abduct his wife Deianira. However, the scene only gives Veronese the chance to describe the way the figures are embedded in the mysterious-seeming realm of nature – an old theme in Venetian painting. We can also recognise Veronese’s late style in the clearly gloomy, autumnal colours and the open brushstrokes.

Artist:
Paolo Caliari, gen. Veronese (1528 Verona - 1588 Venedig) DNB

Time:
around 1586

Object Name
Painting

Culture
Italian, Venetian

Material/technology:
Canvas

Dimensions:
68,4 cm x 53,4 cm x 2,2 cm
Framed: 91 cm x 75,5 cm x 6 cm

Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie

Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 1525

Provenance
1636 Coll. Bartolomeo della Nave, Venice; 1638-1649 Coll. Hamilton; 1659 Coll. Leopold Wilhelm, Brussels

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