After Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520)
Three Cardinal Virtues: Fortitude, Prudence, Temperance [from 'The Jurisprudence Wall'] c.1860-76
Carbon print | 31.0 x 48.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 852593
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A photograph of the lunette painted over the window on the south wall of the Stanza della Segnatura in the Vatica, also known as Jurisprudence Wall.
The fresco depicts the personification of three cardinal virtues: Fortitude, Prudence and Temperance (from left to right). The personification of the fourth virtue, Justice, is painted in a roundel on the ceiling of the Stanza.Provenance
Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1860-76)
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Carbon print
Measurements
31.0 x 48.0 cm (sheet of paper)