Allegory of the Temple of Virtue

Place of OriginFlanders

Dateabout 1510-1520

DimensionsDiam (Without glass border, to outer edge of lead): 10 3/4 in. (27.4 cm); Diam (With glass border, to outer edge of lead): 13 1/16 in. (33.2 cm)

MediumStained glass

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Rosenberg and Stiebel

Object number

1957.48

On View

Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion (2444 Monroe Street), Glass Pavilion Gallery, 4

Collections

Glass

Published ReferencesV. Falke, O., Die Kunstsammlung von Pannwitz, II, no. 112.Label TextUsed in guild halls, town halls, courts, chapels, and private homes in Northern Europe during the 16th century, stained glass roundels often had moralizing messages. This example imagines a grand Temple of Virtue in an urban setting, with the personification of Virtue seated on a throne, surrounded by other female figures. She is flanked by the four classical cardinal virtues: Prudence, Justice, Fortitude, and Temperance. Surmounting them all are the three Christian theological virtues: Faith, Charity, and Hope.