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Allegorical Figure Representing Fortitude

Workshop of Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Italian
1760
Not on view
This detached fresco is from a series of four ovals that were designed by Tiepolo and painted by his workshop for the decoration of the corners of the ceiling of a room in the Palazzo Valle-Marchesini-Sala in Vicenza. The attribute of the obelisk identifies the allegorical figure as representing Fortitude.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Allegorical Figure Representing Fortitude
  • Artist: Workshop of Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1696–1770 Madrid)
  • Date: 1760
  • Medium: Fresco, transferred to canvas
  • Dimensions: Oval, 45 5/8 x 33 1/2 in. (115.9 x 85.1 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Grace Rainey Rogers, 1943
  • Object Number: 43.85.24
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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