Mar 6
Nessus and Deianeira
Artist: After Guido Reni (Italian, 1575-1642)
Date: 1621-1899
Medium: Oil on canvas
Collection: National Trust Collections, London, United Kingdom
Description
The centaur Nessus carries Deianeira across the river Evenus in the foreground. In the background, on the far bank of the river, is Hercules, drawing his bow to shoot Nessus. The original picture, of which this is a copy, was painted by Guido Reni for Ferdinando Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, between 1617 and 1621.
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