Allegorical Figure Representing Prudence — Giambattista Tiepolo

Allegorical Figure Representing Prudence


giambattista tiepolo (1696 - 1770)

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This detached fresco is from a series of four ovals that were designed by Tiepolo and painted by his workshop for the decoration of the corners of the ceiling of a room in the Palazzo Valle-Marchesini-Sala in Vicenza. The attributes of the mirror and the snake identify the allegorical figure as representing Prudence.