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[begin page 2 of 9] M. KNOEDLER & CO., 556-558 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK. PARIS, 23 PLACE VENDÔME. LONDON, 15 OLD BOND STREET. CABLE ADDRESSES KNOEDLER NEW YORK PARIS LONDON Wisdom accompanied by Hercules or An Allegory of Wisdom and Strength by Paolo Veronese (1528-1588) Size 65 ¾ in. W by 86 in. H., On Canvas Description Wisdom represented by a beautiful woman richly dressed, her head lifted to the sky, and surmounted by a sun, rolls a globe at her feet. She seems entirely occupied with the contemplation of celestial things, disdaining honors and the vanities of the age. Hercules who accompanies her is the symbol of strength and firmity. He is clothed with the skin of a lion of the forest of Nemeus, is leaning on his cudgel and tranquilly regards worldly love at his feet. At the base of the column in the background are the words “Omnia vanitas,” “all is vanity.” [end page 2 of 9]