Who created "Allegorical Figure Representing Fortitude"?

Allegorical Figure Representing Fortitude was created by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo in 1760.

What medium is "Allegorical Figure Representing Fortitude"?

Allegorical Figure Representing Fortitude is Fresco, transferred to canvas.

Is "Allegorical Figure Representing Fortitude" in the public domain?

Yes, Allegorical Figure Representing Fortitude is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Allegorical Figure Representing Fortitude

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

1760

Medium

Fresco, transferred to canvas

Dimensions

Oval, 45 5/8 x 33 1/2 in. (115.9 x 85.1 cm)

Classification

Paintings

Department

European Paintings

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Grace Rainey Rogers, 1943

Accession Number

43.85.24

Tags

Women

Art Historical Context

In the grand tradition of Venetian Rococo painting, Giovanni Battista Tiep's *Allegorical Figure Representingitude* (1760) captures the virtue of strength and courage through a poised female figure. Tiepolo, a master exuberant frescoes celebrated for their luminous colors, dramatic lighting, and illusionistic depth, created this oval composition as part of larger decorative schemes in palaces and villas. Fortitude, one of the cardinal virtues, symbolizes moral resilience, often evoked in Baroque and Rococo art to inspire nobility and endurance amid Europe's Enlightenment-era upheavals. Painte...

About the Artist

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo · 1696–1770

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696-1770) stands as the greatest decorative painter of eighteenth-century Europe, a Venetian master whose luminous frescoes and dynamic compositions defined the Rococo era's aesthetic zenith. Born in Venice on March 5, 1696, to a modest shipping merchant family, Tiepolo's extraordinary talent transcended his humble origins to establish him as the most sought-after artis...

Allegorical Figure Representing Fortitude

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