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Apotheosis of Hercules (1733-1736) by François Lemoyne (1688-1737) painted on the ceiling of Salon d’Hercule, Palace of Versailles.
The salon d’Hercule (also known as the Hercules Salon or the Hercules Drawing Room) is on the first floor of the Château de Versailles and connects the chapel and the North Wing of the château with grand appartement du roi.
The room was completed in 1736 with the ceiling painting Apothèse d’Hercule (Apotheosis of Hercules) by François Le Moyne, which gave the room its present name.
