The ''Triumph of the Virtues'' (also known as ''Minerva Expelling the Vices from the Garden of Virtue'') is a painting by the
Italian Renaissance painter
Andrea Mantegna, completed in 1502. It is housed in the
Musée du Louvre of
Paris.
The ''triumph'' was the second picture painted by Mantegna for
Isabella d'Este's ''
studiolo
A cabinet (also known by other terms) was a private room in the houses and palaces of early modern Europe serving as a study or retreat, usually for a man. The cabinet would be furnished with books and works of art, and sited adjacent to his ...
'' (cabinet), after the ''
Parnassus'' of 1497. It portrays a
marsh enclosed by a tall fence, ruled over by the Vices, portrayed as hideous figures and identified by scrolls in a typically medieval way. Idleness is chased by
Minerva, who is also rescuing
Diana, goddess of chastity, from being raped by a Centaur, symbol of
concupiscence. Next to Minerva is a tree with human features. High in the sky are the three primary moral virtues required to perfect the appetitive powers:
Justice,
Temperance and
Fortitude.
See also
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Allegory of Isabella d'Este's Coronation
The ''Allegory of Isabella d'Este's Coronation'' is a painting by the Italian Renaissance painter Lorenzo Costa the Elder, dating to about 1505–1506. It is displayed in the Louvre Museum of Paris, France.
History
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References
Page at artonline.it
External links
Paintings by Andrea Mantegna
1502 paintings
Paintings in the Louvre by Italian artists
Gonzaga art collection
Angels in art
Paintings of Minerva
Paintings depicting Diana (mythology)
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