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The Choice of Hercules before Parnassus: The Steep Path of Virtue over the Easy Path of Pleasure [reverse]

Leone Leoni1548/1549

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Washington, DC, United States

  • Title: The Choice of Hercules before Parnassus: The Steep Path of Virtue over the Easy Path of Pleasure [reverse]
  • Creator: Leone Leoni
  • Date Created: 1548/1549
  • Physical Dimensions: overall (diameter): 7.8 cm (3 1/16 in.)
  • Provenance: Leonard (1922-2000) and Lisa Unger Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 2008 to NGA.
  • Rights: CC0
  • Medium: bronze
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

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