''Hercules and Deianira'' is an oil painting by Antonio del Pollaiuolo, executed ''c.'' 1470, originally on panel but later transferred to canvas. It measures 54.6 cm (21.4 in) by 79.2 cm (31.1 in), slightly larger than his other mythological paintings, but still fairly small. It shows the rape of

Deianira Deianira, Deïanira, or Deianeira (; Ancient Greek: Δηϊάνειρα, ''Dēiáneira'', or , ''Dēáneira'', ), also known as Dejanira, is a Calydonian princess in Greek mythology whose name translates as "man-destroyer" or "destroyer of her hu ...

by the centaur Nessus, with her husband Hercules drawing a bow at the right to shoot Nessus. It is now in the Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven, Conneticut.

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{{15C-painting-stub Paintings depicting Heracles Paintings by Antonio del Pollaiuolo Paintings in the Yale University Art Gallery 1470 paintings