Allegory of Fortitude (?)

c. 1515/1520

Master of 1515

Associated Names
Master of 1515

Artist, Italian, 1483 - 1548

The image features a mix of shapes and lines, such as vertical columns, circular domes, and detailed figures. The composition includes statuesque figures and architectural elements resembling a classical cityscape. There is a central spiraled column and a dome structure similar to ancient Roman architecture. A figure on horseback is in front, while a reclining figure beside a lion-like creature is present. There are towering columns and elaborate facades reminiscent of ancient temples or monuments. The overall composition blends the structural and symbolic elements, creating an abstract interpretation of a mythological or historical scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 29.6 x 20.5 cm (11 5/8 x 8 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.9093

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 'Engravings', Vol. 5, p.285, no. 16

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1943

  • Selections from the Rosenwald Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943-1944, pp. 44-45, repro.

1945

  • Architectural Prints, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1945, no cat.

1953

  • Masterpieces of Graphic Art from the Rosenwald Collection, Lowe Art Gallery, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, 1953, no cat.

1960

  • Master Drawings of the Italian Renaissance, Detroit Institute of Arts, 1960, no. 10.

1965

  • Master Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, 1965, no. 37.

1966

  • Italian and Northern Renaissance Prints, Baltimore Museum of Art, MD, 1966, no cat.

1971

  • Fifteenth- and Sixteenth-Century Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia, Fredericksburg, VA, 1971, no. 50, repro.

1973

  • Prints of the Italian Renaissance, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1973, no. 236.

1988

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., June 1988.

1992

  • Lessing Rosenwald: An Exemplary Collector, Kunsthalle Bremen, Germany, 1992.

Bibliography

1938

  • Hind, Arthur M. Early Italian Engraving; a critical catalogue with complete reproductions of all the prints described. 7 vols. London: Bernard Quaritch Ltd., 1938-1948.

1973

  • Levenson et al. 1973, no.167.

Watermarks

present but not identified

Wikidata ID

Q65023838

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