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Herculesis seated among clouds in the centre of the scene.  He has white hair and beard, is partially clothed in a lion skin and holds a club in his left hand.  He looks at the goddess Minerva on his right.  She is clothed in a purple and pink robe, falling open to reveal her right leg and sandals.  She also wears a breastplate and plumed helmet and holds a spear in her right hand.  Her right arm is protected by a small shield on which is perched an owl, making reference to her role of goddess of wisdom.  With her left hand, Minerva beckons Hercules towards Olympus where he is to be deified.  A cockerel stands by her right side.  To Hercules' left stands Hebe, goddess of youth and daughter of Jupiter and Juno. She is naked and points to the clouds with her right hand; her left is being held by a naked putto.  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