Hercules is the Roman name for Herakles, a figure from Greek mythology and was the protector of merchants. He was humiliated as a slave, had to dress like a woman and carry out female tasks, such as spinning yarn.
Omphale was a (mythical) queen of Lydia, a part of present-day Turkey. She was the daughter of King Iardanus and the widow of King Tmolus. Omphale bought the hero Herakles, not to use him as a slave, but to act as a lover.
The position of Heracles is seen as the defeat of a hero, struck by love. The theme therefore stands for the dangers that love brings to a man.
On this work of art the man and the woman are both sitting naked with a baby in front of them. The girl can be seen with legs, hip, belly and breasts exposed. The guy's legs, belly and torso are also exposed.
Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée (Paris, France, 21 January 1725 - 19 June 1805) was a French painter. In July 1804 Napoleon's painter received the appointment to the Order of the Legion of Honour. He was one of the painters who initiated the transition from rococo to neoclassicism.
                                
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