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The image shows a woman sitting with her body slightly turned to the side and her head facing downward. She has long, wavy hair, a helmet on her head, and is wearing a draped garment. Her right arm rests on a plinth with a cylindrical object, and her left hand holds a leafy branch. Next to her lies a lion. The background is a solid color.
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The image shows a woman sitting with her body slightly turned to the side and her head facing downward. She has long, wavy hair, a helmet on her head, and is wearing a draped garment. Her right arm rests on a plinth with a cylindrical object, and her left hand holds a leafy branch. Next to her lies a lion. The background is a solid color.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Allegory of Fortitude

Francesco Rosaspina

Medium
pen and brown ink with gray and brown wash, heightend with white gouache, over black chalk
Dimensions
overall (diameter): 19 cm (7 1/2 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1985.1.49
Credit line
Julius S. Held Collection
Time span
1751 to 1775
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Italian
  • allegory
  • Strength
Provenance

Julius S. Held [1905-2002], by 1970; gift 1985 to NGA.

Inscription

later hand center verso in graphite: Rosapina

NGA object ID 65768. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.