Fortitude (Fortitudo)
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Fortitude (Fortitudo)
From The Seven Virtues (Antwerp: Hieronymous Cock, c.1559-60)1559
16th century
22 x 29 cm (8 11/16 x 11 7/16 in.)
Pieter Bruegel the elder (aka Bruegel, Pieter, I)
Breda, Netherlands c. 1525–1569 Breda, NetherlandsPhilips Galle Haarlem, Netherlands 1537–1612 Haarlem, Netherlands
Classification:
Print
Medium/Technique:
Engraving
Credit Line:
Bequest of the Reverend John J. Kelley
Accession Number:
1966.1.70
Not on display - Available to view by appointment
Artist
Engraved by Philips Galle after Pieter Brueghel
Commentary
Fortitude (Fortitudo)To conquer one's impulses, to restrain anger and the other vices and emotions: This is true fortitude.
A winged figure personifies Fortitude, the virtue that helps humans “soar above” and overcome the vices. Fortitude balances an anvil, a symbol of endurance, upon her head; she holds a column (steadfastness) and holds the chains of a dragon (evil) which she restrains underfoot. All about her rage battles between her warriors and various vices symbolized as beasts, including the toad (avarice), the peacock (pride), the swine (gluttony), the ass (sloth), as well as a host of monstrous hybrid creatures.
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This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Early Prints from the Rev. John J. Kelley Collection Saint Joseph College Art Gallery , 5/2/1991 - 10/31/1991
- Life Lessons: Sixteenth Century Allegorical Prints from the Low Countries , 3/26/2010 - 6/6/2010
- Selections from the Reverend John J. Kelley Bequest Art Museum, University of Saint Joseph , 3/29/2019 - 6/9/2019
- Plate Dimensions: 22 x 29 cm (8 11/16 x 11 7/16 in.)
- Paper Dimensions: 23.8 x 30.5 cm (9 3/8 x 12 in.)
- Mount Dimensions: 24.6 x 31.6 cm (9 11/16 x 12 7/16 in.)
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