Allegory of Fortitude

Francesco Rosaspina

Associated Names
Francesco Rosaspina

Artist, Italian, 1762 - 1841

The image shows a woman sitting with her body slightly turned to the side and her head facing downward. She has long, wavy hair, a helmet on her head, and is wearing a draped garment. Her right arm rests on a plinth with a cylindrical object, and her left hand holds a leafy branch. Next to her lies a lion. The background is a solid color.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with gray and brown wash, heightend with white gouache, over black chalk

  • Credit Line

    Julius S. Held Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 19 cm (7 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1985.1.49

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Julius S. Held [1905-2002], by 1970; gift 1985 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1970

  • Selections from the Drawing Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Julius S. Held, University Art Gallery, Binghamton; traveling exhibition, 1970, no. 131.

1984

  • Graphics Survey Exhibition, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., January 1984.

2014

  • From Neoclassicism to Futurism: Italian Prints and Drawings, 1800- 1925, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2014 - 2015.

Inscriptions

later hand center verso in graphite: Rosapina

Wikidata ID

Q64562423

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