The historic gallery of portraits and paintings; or, Biographical review: (1807)
London, Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe · leaf 279
that 6f theexecutioner at the top of the cross is infinitely toomodern. Notwithstanding this defect, the picture hasan imposing appearance: it was considered one of thebest altar-pieces in Rome. This picture, after being placed, by order of ClementXIII. in the palace of Monte Cavallo, decorated… … THE DEATH OF HERCULES, GUIDO. Hercules having penetrated the design of the Cen-taur Nessus, who made arrangements to carry offDejanira,wounded his rival with a poisoned arrow ; who being onthe point of death, gave a tunic, tinged with his blood,to Dejanira, assuring her that it possessed the virtue…
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