Hercules on the Tweersprong, Johannes Wierix, after Chrispijn van den Broeck, 1576 - 1599 print Hercules on the two -leaf between the Personifications Work (Labor) and Fun (Voluptas). On the left the narrow road of a life of work leading to a temple, on the right the broad path of lust and pleasure that leads to hell. In heaven the personifications Virtue (Virtus) and Happiness (Fortuna). With caption of 2 times 2 lines in Latin and Dutch. Netherlands paper engraving Hercules at the cross-roads, 'Herkules am Scheidewege': the choice of Hercules. Labour. Licentiousness, Lasciviousness; 'Lascivi
Hercules on the Tweersprong, Johannes Wierix, after Chrispijn van den Broeck, 1576 - 1599 print Hercules on the two -leaf between the Personifications Work (Labor) and Fun (Voluptas). On the left the narrow road of a life of work leading to a temple, on the right the broad path of lust and pleasure that leads to hell. In heaven the personifications Virtue (Virtus) and Happiness (Fortuna). With caption of 2 times 2 lines in Latin and Dutch. Netherlands paper engraving Hercules at the cross-roads, 'Herkules am Scheidewege': the choice of Hercules. Labour. Licentiousness, Lasciviousness; 'Lascivia', 'Licenza' (Ripa)
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