Virtue Triumphing over Vices

16th century

Italian 16th Century

Associated Names
The image depicts five individuals in a classical drawing style. At the center is a standing person wearing a long garment, a crown, holding a staff in one hand and a bundle of reeds in the other. Flanking the central figure, there are two seated individuals on each side. On the left, one figure is hooded, while another holds a jug with curly hair. On the right, there are figures holding a mirror and gesturing dramatically. The figures wear draped attire with floral or feathered accessories, surrounded by floral motifs and ornamental designs. The drawing is set on a textured paper background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with brown wash on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    Overall (approximate): 11.6 x 15.7 cm (4 9/16 x 6 3/16 in.)
    support: 18.7 x 25.2 cm (7 3/8 x 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8886


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald; gift 1943 to the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in later hand, lower center on mount: Bernardo Castelli.; center verso: F.34.; center verso on mount: B-27-

Wikidata ID

Q64578956

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