Hero Abandoning Venus by Pietro da Cortona

Hero abandoning Venus
Painted by Pietro da Cortona, 1641. Pitti Palace, Florence.

• The prince (Ferdinand II) abandons Venus and is carried by Pallas towards Hercules.
• Caption I: ADOLESCENTIAM PALLAS A VENERE AVELLIT (PALLAS DRAWS ADOLESCENT FROM VENUS).
• Caption II:RADIX AMARA VIRTVTIS FRUCTUS SVAVIS (THE ROOT IS BITTER, THE FRUIT IS SWEET).

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