Hercule tue Nessus qui, à cheval, fait traverser Déjanire · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Hercule tue Nessus qui, à cheval, fait traverser Déjanire
Period: 1400-1450;
Geographic: River Evenus
Description: Deianira, on the back of the horse wearing a pink gown, was won for marriage by Hercules. When Hercules tried to take her home to his country, they met a flooded river. Nessus, a centaur who was in love with Deianira and is seated on the horse in a blue cloak, showed up and offered to help Hercules by taking Deianira across the river. Hercules agreed, but then Nessus ran away with Deianira. Hercules could not keep up with them on foot but was able to shoot Nessus with an arrow poisoned with venom from the Hydra. Hercules is on the left of the image holding a bow and arrow.
Image Creator: Master of the Cleres Femmes of the Duke of Berry (Illuminator)
Type: Text; Illumination
Identifier: mta:19831
Language: fre
Source Name: Livre des Femmes Nobles et Renommées
Parent Collection: 1403 Paris; 1403 Paris
Image: mta_19831_OBJ.png
Collection: Early Modern Women
Subject: Venom; Bow and arrow; Marriage; Deianira; Hydra; Centaur