Ritrae Ercole incerto sulla scelta fra due sonne. Quella di destra con veste trasparente rappresenta il Piacere, e gli indica la strada piana tra carte da gioco, maschere teatrali e strumenti musicali. La donna vestita a sinistra invece rappresenta la Virtù che gli indica una strada faticosa, stretta ed in salita, in cima alla quale però lo attende il cavallo alato Pegaso, emblema del casato Farnese, che lo condurrà alla gloria ed in cielo.
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Annibale_Carracci" class="extiw" title="w:en:Annibale Carracci"><span title="Bolognese painter of the Baroque (1560-1609)">Annibale Carracci</span></a>
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1596<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1596-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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