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Allegorical Figure of a Woman with a Shield or a Mirror (Prudence?)
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Allegorical Figure of a Woman with a Shield or a Mirror (Prudence?)

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo · c. 1740 - 1750 · grisaille; canvas; oil paint (paint)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The female figures in this painting and its pendant are rendered in a limited range of colours, thereby evoking marble or stucco reliefs on a gold ground. Because these decorative paintings were meant to be seen from a distance, Tiepolo did not find it necessary to make the figures clearly identifiable. This woman may represent Prudence (prudentia), and the other one Fortitude (fortitudo) holding a club.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
grisaillepaintingprotective weapons: shield
Credit lineAllegorical Figure of a Woman with a Shield or a Mirror (Prudence?). c. 1740 - 1750. Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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