Ceiling painting by Paul Troger in the Marble Hall of Melk Abbey

The ceiling painting in the Marble Hall of Melk Abbey by Paul Troger shows Pallas Athene in the center of the sky as the triumph of divine wisdom. To the side are the allegorical figures of Virtue and Sense, above them angels with rewards for spiritual and moral action. Hercules kills the hound of hell and throws down the personifications of vice.