Women personifying three cardinal virtues: (left to right) fortitude, prudence and temperance. Line engraving by R. Morghen after S. Tofanelli after Raphael.

  • Raphael, 1483-1520.
Date:
[between 1775 and 1799]
Reference:
3048849i
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Description

Fortitude, wearing armour, holds a tree and is accompanied by a lion. Prudence has two faces: the face of a young woman looks forward at a mirror, the face of an old man looks backwards. Temperance holds a horse's or camel's bridle. They are accompanied by winged putti with various attributes

Publication/Creation

Romae [Rome] : Johan. Volpato direxit et vendit, [between 1775 and 1799]

Physical description

1 print : engraving, with etching ; platemark 44 x 76.2 cm

Contributors

Lettering

Raphael Santius pinx. in aedibus Vaticanis. Pio sexto pont. max. Joannes Volpato d.d.d. Steph. Tofanelli deline. Raph. Morghen sculpsit. Johan. Volpato direxit et vendit Romae Bears number: IX

Edition

[State with dedication in the lettering].

References note

G. Bernini Pezzini, S. Massari, S.P. Valenti Rodinò, Raphael invenit, Roma: Edizioni Quasar, 1985, Stanza della Segnatura V, pp. 41 and 293, no. 4b

Reference

Wellcome Collection 3048849i

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  • impression laid down on canvas
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