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Four octagonal brown ink and wash drawings of draped female figures in classical settings, with handwritten inscriptions above and below.

Four Allegories of Virtue, Villa Aldini, Montmorency, France

Four octagonal compartments drawn in brown ink and wash show standing draped female figures in classical settings with columns, a temple, and a stepped base. Each figure holds a distinct attribute, such as a torch, a vessel, or a serpent-entwined object, and handwritten inscriptions appear across the top and below.

Artist
Felice Giani
Date
1813
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and greyish-brown wash, black chalk on grey textured paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
3608 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1813).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Español: Cuatro alegorías de la virtud, Villa Aldini, Montmorency, Francia

Cuatro compartimentos octogonales dibujados con tinta marrón y aguada muestran figuras femeninas de pie, vestidas con telas drapeadas, en escenarios clásicos con columnas, un templo y una base escalonada. Cada figura sostiene un atributo distinto, como una antorcha o una vasija, y hay inscripciones manuscritas arriba y abajo.

Português: Quatro alegorias da virtude, Villa Aldini, Montmorency, França

Quatro compartimentos octogonais desenhados em tinta marrom e aguada mostram figuras femininas de pé, com vestes drapeadas, em cenários clássicos com colunas, um templo e uma base em degraus. Cada figura segura um atributo distinto, como uma tocha ou um vaso, e há inscrições manuscritas no alto e embaixo.