Four Allegories of Virtue, Villa Aldini, Montmorency, France, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, Pen and brown ink, brush and greyish-brown wash, black chalk on grey textured paper, Four octagonal drawings. Top, left: Justice shown standing on one side of niche, leaning upon fasces and raising pair of scales. Inscribed above in graphite: GIUSTIZA. Top, right: Prudence shown standing in temple precinct, holding looking-glass and snake. Inscribed above in graphite: PRUDENZA. Bottom, left: Strength holding club and shown near trophies. Inscribed above in graphite: FORTEZZA. Bottom, right: Vigilance holding lamp with crane. Inscribed above in graphite: VIGILANZA., Italy, 1813, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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Four Allegories, Virtue, Villa Aldini, Montmorency, France, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, Pen, brown ink, brush, greyish-brown wash, black chalk, grey textured paper, Four octagonal drawings, Top, left, Justice shown standing, side, niche, leaning upon fasces, raising pair, scales, Inscribed, graphite, GIUSTIZA, Top, right, Prudence shown standing, temple precinct, holding looking-glass, snake, Inscribed, graphite, PRUDENZA, Bottom, left, Strength holding club, shown, trophies, Inscribed, graphite, FORTEZZA, Bottom, right, Vigilance holding lamp, crane, Inscribed, graphite, VIGILANZA, Italy, 1813, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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