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Hercules on the Pyre

c. 1617 to 1621

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The story

Ferdinando Gonzaga ordered four Hercules canvases from Reni for a room in his Villa Favorita, and a letter of January 1619 shows this pyre scene was the first one delivered. Louis XIV later bought the whole cycle in 1662 from the collector Jabach, and the paintings were held in high esteem at the French court.

Source, Finestre sull'Arte

Object details

Title: Hercules on the Pyre
Artist: Guido Reni
Date: c. 1617 to 1621
Culture: Not recorded
Medium: Oil on canvas
Object type: Paintings
Collection: Musée du Louvre, Paris (INV 538)
Credit line: Image source Wikimedia Commons. License Public domain.
Object number: EFA.0964
Original image: 1129 × 1500 px
Source record: View on Wikimedia Commons
License evidence: See the license

Cite this object

Guido Reni. Hercules on the Pyre. c. 1617 to 1621. Musée du Louvre, Paris (INV 538). Image source Wikimedia Commons. License Public domain. In The Secret Cabinet, https://thesecretcabinet.com/object/ea0964/