CHINESE SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
CHINESE SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY

HERCULES AT HIS ASCENSION

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CHINESE SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
HERCULES AT HIS ASCENSION
Reverse painting on glass, Chinese gilt-decorated black lacquer frame
16.5 x 13.5 in. (42 x 34 1/2 cm.)

拍品專文

At Hercules death he was borne aloft in Minerva's chariot to Mount Olympus to take his place as a god, that deification also known as apotheosis.