Allegorical Group of Victory Supported by Valor

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Allegorical Group of Victory Supported by Valor

Francesco Bertos (Italian, active 1693–1733)LinkedCulture matchlcp-d7c520d042f8

Date
c. 1700–c. 1710
Medium
Bronze
Culture
Italy
Department
Painting and Sculpture of Europe
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
20491

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Francesco Bertos specialized in creating allegorical groups of great complexity in marble and bronze. Pyramidal in shape, these works consist of multiple figures generally embodying the triumph of virtue over vice. Here the subject is a winged personification of victory standing on a unicorn, the symbol of purity, and supported by the mythical Greek hero Hercules (wearing the hide of the lion he killed in the first of his 12 labors), representing valor. Below are figures who personify riches, prudence, agriculture and abundance, and honor overcoming deceit.

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Credit line
Elizabeth R. Vaughan Fund
Provenance
Blumka Gallery, New York, by 1964; sold to the Art Institute, 1964.

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AAT300301253

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