Four Ovals: Fortitude, Justice, Prudence, Temperance

Felice Giani1803

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Fortitude: woman with helmet and holding club, sits upon bench. Lion crouches beside her. Justice: shown with pair of scales and fasces, seated. Prudence: shown with looking glass and snake sitting upon chair. Prudence: temperance shown seated holding bridle.

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Title: Four Ovals: Fortitude, Justice, Prudence, Temperance
Creator: Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823
Date Created: 1803
Location Created: Italy
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over traces of graphite on cream laid paper
Credit line: Museum purchase through gift of various donors

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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