BEAUMONT, Claudio Francesco
(b. 1694, Torino, d. 1766, Torino)

Hercules as Virtue and Competence being Crowned by Justitia

1731-33
Fresco
Palazzo Reale, Turin

Beaumont's contribution to the painting of the Palazzo Reale includes four living rooms and two galleries. In the Regio Gabinetto (the king's workroom) Beaumont illustrated the virtues appropriate to a monarch. Guided by Ethical Wisdom (Sapienza Morale), Hercules, as a personification of virtue and competence, is crowned by Justitia.