The Choice Of Hercules, Very Large Oil On Canvas, Italy 18th Century

Very large oil on canvas (2.25 m x 1.50 m) depicting "Hercules' Choice," or "The Choice Between Virtue and Vice."  An 18th-century copy of the painting by Paolo Veronese currently on display at the Frick Collection in New York (2.19 m x 1.69 m), painted around 1565 in Venice. Our painting measures 2.25 m x 1.50 m and has cut corners, suggesting that it may have been incorporated into wood paneling? It is important to note that this work by the Venetian master must have made a strong impression, as there is a copy painted by François Boucher (1703–1770) in the 1750s, currently at the São Paulo Museum of Art in Brazil, measuring 2.23 m x 1.71 m. In good condition, restored by our workshop.