Allegory of Virtue and Vice (Veronese)
| Allegory of Virtue and Vice | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Paolo Veronese |
| Year | c. 1565 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 219.1 cm × 169.5 cm (86.3 in × 66.7 in) |
| Location | The Frick Collection, New York |
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Allegory of Virtue and Vice, also known as The Choice Between Virtue and Vice or The Choice of Hercules is a painting by Paolo Veronese, created c. 1565 in Venice, Italy. It is now located in the Frick Collection, in New York. It is a large-scale allegorical painting depicting Hercules' struggle between virtue and vice, personified here by the figures of the two women physically pulling him in different directions.