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The Knowledge of God and the Seven Cardinal Virtues: Fortitude - Fortitudo

Hans Sebald Beham

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white illustration of a woman. She is topless and wearing a cloth wrapped around her waist. She has short wavy hair and a laurel crown. She has large wings protruding from her back and is standing with one arm resting on a pillar. The other arm is lowered. She has no shoes on. There is an animal behind her to the left that appears to be a lion. The pillar has writing on it that reads "FORTITVDO." The background appears to be a wall. The illustration has a border around it.

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583 × 893 px
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