Hercules and Deianira

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Hercules and Deianira (c. 1470) by Antonio del Pollaiolo

Hercules and Deianira is an oil painting by Antonio del Pollaiolo, executed c. 1470, originally on panel but later transferred to canvas. It shows the rape of Deianira by the centaur Nessus, with her husband Heracles drawing a bow at the right to shoot Nessus. It is now in the Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven.[1]

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  1. ^ "Catalogue entry". Archived from the original on 2010-12-03.
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