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Virtue Collection

Background imageVirtue Collection: The Battle of Love and Chastity, 1504-1523 Artist: Perugino

The Battle of Love and Chastity, 1504-1523 Artist: Perugino
The Battle of Love and Chastity, 1504-1523. A combat between the forces of virtue and lust. From the Musee du Louvre, Paris

Background imageVirtue Collection: The Genius of Poetry Finding Burns at the Plough, 1840. Artist: John Rogers

The Genius of Poetry Finding Burns at the Plough, 1840. Artist: John Rogers
The Genius of Poetry Finding Burns at the Plough, 1840. Robert Burns, Scottish poet. Burns (1759-1796) was a pioneer of the Romantic movement

Background imageVirtue Collection: Danejohn Hill, Canterbury, Kent, 1829. Creator: James Baylis Allen

Danejohn Hill, Canterbury, Kent, 1829. Creator: James Baylis Allen
Danejohn Hill, Canterbury, Kent, 1829. The Dane John Mound, a former Roman cemetery, was converted into a motte-and-bailey castle in the 11th century

Background imageVirtue Collection: Courtyard of the Tabard Inn, Borough High Street, Southwark, London, 1871. Artist

Courtyard of the Tabard Inn, Borough High Street, Southwark, London, 1871. Artist
Courtyard of the Tabard Inn, Borough High Street, Southwark, London, 1871. View with a cart and a horse feeding from a bucket

Background imageVirtue Collection: False Virtue Discovered: The Discovery of Volkert in the Laundry Basket

False Virtue Discovered: The Discovery of Volkert in the Laundry Basket, c1720-1750.

Background imageVirtue Collection: The Discovery of Jan Claasz, c1720-1750. Creator: Cornelis Troost

The Discovery of Jan Claasz, c1720-1750. Creator: Cornelis Troost
The Discovery of Jan Claasz, c1720-1750.

Background imageVirtue Collection: Man Offering Money to a Young Woman. Creator: Judith Leyster

Man Offering Money to a Young Woman. Creator: Judith Leyster
Man Offering Money to a Young Woman.

Background imageVirtue Collection: 'Margaret at the Fountain' by Ary Scheffer

"Margaret at the Fountain" by Ary Scheffer
"Margaret at the Fountain" by Ary Scheffer, from Sir Richard Wallace's Loan Collection, 1872

Background imageVirtue Collection: The Virtue of Faith, 1817. Creator: George Henry Harlow

The Virtue of Faith, 1817. Creator: George Henry Harlow
The Virtue of Faith, 1817.

Background imageVirtue Collection: Historiated Initial from a Gradual, about 1430-1440. Creator: Master of the Cypresses

Historiated Initial from a Gradual, about 1430-1440. Creator: Master of the Cypresses
Historiated Initial from a Gradual, about 1430-1440

Background imageVirtue Collection: Saint Hedwig of Silesia with Duke Ludwig I of Liegnitz and Brieg and Duchess Agnes

Saint Hedwig of Silesia with Duke Ludwig I of Liegnitz and Brieg and Duchess Agnes, 1353

Background imageVirtue Collection: Fortitude, about 1470. Creator: Giovanni Bellini

Fortitude, about 1470. Creator: Giovanni Bellini
Fortitude, about 1470. Additional Info: A young woman with long, curly hair wrestles open the jaws of a lion

Background imageVirtue Collection: The Happy Crowds of the Faithfully Married; Les Visions du chevalier Tondal

The Happy Crowds of the Faithfully Married; Les Visions du chevalier Tondal, 1475

Background imageVirtue Collection: Allegory of Magnanimity, about 1670. Creator: Luca Giordano

Allegory of Magnanimity, about 1670. Creator: Luca Giordano
Allegory of Magnanimity, about 1670. Additional Info: Magnanimity, or greatness of soul, is the moral virtue of bearing adversity with tranquility and equanimity

Background imageVirtue Collection: Joseph and Potiphar's Wife, about 1630. Creator: Guido Reni

Joseph and Potiphar's Wife, about 1630. Creator: Guido Reni
Joseph and Potiphar's Wife, about 1630. Additional Info: Genesis (39:7-20) tells how Joseph, sold into slavery by his jealous brothers, was bought by Potiphar, captain of Pharaoh's guard

Background imageVirtue Collection: Decorated Text Page with a VD Monogram; Stammheim Missal, probably 1170s. Creator: Unknown

Decorated Text Page with a VD Monogram; Stammheim Missal, probably 1170s. Creator: Unknown
Decorated Text Page with a VD Monogram; Stammheim Missal, probably 1170s

Background imageVirtue Collection: Lucretia, 1884. Creator: Kaesenberg & Oertel

Lucretia, 1884. Creator: Kaesenberg & Oertel
Lucretia, 1884. Lucretia (died 510 BC), was the wife of Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus. She committed suicide after being raped by Sextus Tarquinius. From "The Illustration", 1884

Background imageVirtue Collection: Hope, c1870s, (1900). Creator: Unknown

Hope, c1870s, (1900). Creator: Unknown
Hope, c1870s, (1900)

Background imageVirtue Collection: The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins. Creator: Lisaert, Pieter, (IV) (1595-1629/30)

The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins. Creator: Lisaert, Pieter, (IV) (1595-1629/30)
The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins. Private Collection

Background imageVirtue Collection: The Angels of the Hierarchy - Virtutes, 1873. Creator: Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones

The Angels of the Hierarchy - Virtutes, 1873. Creator: Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones
The Angels of the Hierarchy - Virtutes, 1873. Figure carrying globe and palm-branch in right hand. Stained glass design for Jesus College, Cambridge

Background imageVirtue Collection: Dizzy Gillespie, Barbican, London, 1990. Creator: Brian Foskett

Dizzy Gillespie, Barbican, London, 1990. Creator: Brian Foskett
Dizzy Gillespie, Barbican, London, 1990

Background imageVirtue Collection: Hope (Spes) from the series The Virtues, 1559-60. Creator: Philip Galle

Hope (Spes) from the series The Virtues, 1559-60. Creator: Philip Galle
Hope (Spes) from the series The Virtues, 1559-60

Background imageVirtue Collection: Prudence (Prudentia) from The Virtues, ca. 1559-60. Creator: Philip Galle

Prudence (Prudentia) from The Virtues, ca. 1559-60. Creator: Philip Galle
Prudence (Prudentia) from The Virtues, ca. 1559-60

Background imageVirtue Collection: Temperance (Temperancia), 1530. Creator: Lucas van Leyden

Temperance (Temperancia), 1530. Creator: Lucas van Leyden
Temperance (Temperancia), 1530

Background imageVirtue Collection: Allegorical thesis print with various figures, set in an architectural structure, 1608

Allegorical thesis print with various figures, set in an architectural structure, 1608

Background imageVirtue Collection: The Battle of Carberry Hill, 1567, c1742, (1944). Creator: George Vertue

The Battle of Carberry Hill, 1567, c1742, (1944). Creator: George Vertue
The Battle of Carberry Hill, 1567, c1742, (1944)

Background imageVirtue Collection: King Canute the Dane, 1732. Creator: George Vertue

King Canute the Dane, 1732. Creator: George Vertue
King Canutethe Dane, 1732. Portrait of Cnut the Great in an oval frame surmounted by a coat of arms, with runes, flaming torches, swords, arrows and coins

Background imageVirtue Collection: Portrait of a Lady spinning, 1531. Creator: Maerten van Heemskerck

Portrait of a Lady spinning, 1531. Creator: Maerten van Heemskerck
Portrait of a Lady spinning, 1531

Background imageVirtue Collection: Wing of a Diptych with the Souls of the Just and a Donor, 1520. Creator: Jan Mostaert

Wing of a Diptych with the Souls of the Just and a Donor, 1520. Creator: Jan Mostaert
Wing of a Diptych with the Souls of the Just and a Donor, 1520

Background imageVirtue Collection: Hercules, c.1498. Creator: Albrecht Durer

Hercules, c.1498. Creator: Albrecht Durer
Hercules, c.1498

Background imageVirtue Collection: King Charles XI's upbringing. Allegory, 1668. Creator: David Klocker Ehrenstrahl

King Charles XI's upbringing. Allegory, 1668. Creator: David Klocker Ehrenstrahl
King Charles XI's upbringing. Allegory, 1668

Background imageVirtue Collection: The Geisha Umekichi Imploring Nakajima Seibi to Part from Her and Return to His Studies

The Geisha Umekichi Imploring Nakajima Seibi to Part from Her and Return to His Studies, 1875. Series: The Postal News, No. 463

Background imageVirtue Collection: Going to Church, 1864. Creator: Wilhelm Sohn

Going to Church, 1864. Creator: Wilhelm Sohn
Going to Church, 1864

Background imageVirtue Collection: Figure studies of a man and a young girl, 1832-1897. Creator: Alexander Ver Huell

Figure studies of a man and a young girl, 1832-1897. Creator: Alexander Ver Huell
Figure studies of a man and a young girl, 1832-1897. A man sitting on a chair and a young woman kneeling on a cushion

Background imageVirtue Collection: Faith, Hope, and Charity, 1590. Creator: Jacob Matham

Faith, Hope, and Charity, 1590. Creator: Jacob Matham
Faith, Hope, and Charity, 1590

Background imageVirtue Collection: The Seven Virtues, 1588. Creator: Jacob Matham

The Seven Virtues, 1588. Creator: Jacob Matham
The Seven Virtues, 1588. From Mythological Subjects

Background imageVirtue Collection: Faith, Hope, and Charity, 1590. Creator: Jacob Matham

Faith, Hope, and Charity, 1590. Creator: Jacob Matham
Faith, Hope, and Charity, 1590

Background imageVirtue Collection: Diana and Virtus Punish Venus and Bacchus, 1694. Creator: T van Malsen

Diana and Virtus Punish Venus and Bacchus, 1694. Creator: T van Malsen
Diana and Virtus Punish Venus and Bacchus, 1694

Background imageVirtue Collection: Allegory of the betrothal of King Karl XI and Queen Ulrika Eleonora

Allegory of the betrothal of King Karl XI and Queen Ulrika Eleonora, 1692

Background imageVirtue Collection: Caritas Romana. Allegory of Love, 1772. Creator: Carl Gustaf Pilo

Caritas Romana. Allegory of Love, 1772. Creator: Carl Gustaf Pilo
Caritas Romana. Allegory of Love, 1772

Background imageVirtue Collection: The reward of virtue, allegory, 1680. Creator: David Klocker Ehrenstrahl

The reward of virtue, allegory, 1680. Creator: David Klocker Ehrenstrahl
The reward of virtue, allegory, 1680

Background imageVirtue Collection: Virtue and the temple of wisdom, 1752-1819. Creator: Juriaan Andriessen

Virtue and the temple of wisdom, 1752-1819. Creator: Juriaan Andriessen
Virtue and the temple of wisdom, 1752-1819. Two symbolic representations

Background imageVirtue Collection: Hercules at the crossroads, 1677-1755. Creator: Elias van Nijmegen

Hercules at the crossroads, 1677-1755. Creator: Elias van Nijmegen
Hercules at the crossroads, 1677-1755. Design for a painting

Background imageVirtue Collection: Hercules at the crossroads, 1677-1755. Creator: Elias van Nijmegen

Hercules at the crossroads, 1677-1755. Creator: Elias van Nijmegen
Hercules at the crossroads, 1677-1755. Design for a painting

Background imageVirtue Collection: Self-portrait of Gesina ter Borch in a cartouche, 1660. Creator: Gesina ter Borch

Self-portrait of Gesina ter Borch in a cartouche, 1660. Creator: Gesina ter Borch
Self-portrait of Gesina ter Borch in a cartouche, 1660. With the coat of arms of the Ter Borchs, and a hymn by Henrik Jordis on the virtues of Gesina

Background imageVirtue Collection: Cimon and Pero, c.1655-c.1657. Creator: Willem Drost

Cimon and Pero, c.1655-c.1657. Creator: Willem Drost
Cimon and Pero, c.1655-c.1657

Background imageVirtue Collection: A Calligraphic Maxim, Flanked by Tulips, 1667. Creator: Isaac Hondius

A Calligraphic Maxim, Flanked by Tulips, 1667. Creator: Isaac Hondius
A Calligraphic Maxim, Flanked by Tulips, 1667

Background imageVirtue Collection: The Choice between Virtue and Passion, 1590-1680. Creator: Unknown

The Choice between Virtue and Passion, 1590-1680. Creator: Unknown
The Choice between Virtue and Passion, 1590-1680

Background imageVirtue Collection: Caritas: Joanna de Geer (1629-1691) with her Children Cecilia Trip (1660-1728)

Caritas: Joanna de Geer (1629-1691) with her Children Cecilia Trip (1660-1728) and Laurens Trip (b. 1662), 1662-1669

Background imageVirtue Collection: An Allegory of the Wise and the Foolish Virgins, 1570. Creator: Hans Ewouts

An Allegory of the Wise and the Foolish Virgins, 1570. Creator: Hans Ewouts
An Allegory of the Wise and the Foolish Virgins, 1570. The Wise Virgins save the oil for their lamps, while the Foolish Virgins waste it

Background imageVirtue Collection: Esquisse pour la mairie de Saint-Maur-des-Fossés : Les Vertus opposées aux Vices

Esquisse pour la mairie de Saint-Maur-des-Fossés : Les Vertus opposées aux Vices
Esquisse pour la mairie de Saint-Maur-des-Fosses : Les Vertus opposees aux Vices (Force - Justice), 1883

Background imageVirtue Collection: Esquisse pour la mairie de Saint-Maur-des-Fossés : les Vertus opposées au Vice (Jeunesse)

Esquisse pour la mairie de Saint-Maur-des-Fossés : les Vertus opposées au Vice (Jeunesse)
Esquisse pour la mairie de Saint-Maur-des-Fosses : les Vertus opposees au Vice (Jeunesse. Age d'or), 1883. Moral allegories: Virtues and Vices

Background imageVirtue Collection: Shaky Virtue (La vertu chancelante.) Creator: Jean Massard

Shaky Virtue (La vertu chancelante.) Creator: Jean Massard
Shaky Virtue (La vertu chancelante.)

Background imageVirtue Collection: The Seven Virtues, 1588. Creator: Jacob Matham

The Seven Virtues, 1588. Creator: Jacob Matham
The Seven Virtues, 1588

Background imageVirtue Collection: Queen Elizabeth I, 1732. Creator: George Vertue

Queen Elizabeth I, 1732. Creator: George Vertue
Queen Elizabeth I, 1732

Background imageVirtue Collection: The Prima Macchina for the Chinea of 1741: Allegory of Regal Magnificence

The Prima Macchina for the Chinea of 1741: Allegory of Regal Magnificence, 1741

Background imageVirtue Collection: Souvenir de fête à Paris, c.1881. Creator: Jean-Charles Cazin

Souvenir de fête à Paris, c.1881. Creator: Jean-Charles Cazin
Souvenir de fete a Paris, c.1881. Festival in Paris. Allegorical figures on top of a building in course of construction. Labour hands an olive branch to Virtue as Science looks on

Background imageVirtue Collection: Sketch for the town hall of Saint-Maur-des-Fossés (Val-de-Marne)

Sketch for the town hall of Saint-Maur-des-Fossés (Val-de-Marne)
Sketch for the town hall of Saint-Maur-des-Fosses (Val-de-Marne), 1883. Allegorical figures. Vices: Debauchery, Voluptuousness, Debasement. Virtues: Labour, Fecundity

Background imageVirtue Collection: Una and the lion, after Angelica Kauffman, between 1783 and 1800. Creator: English School

Una and the lion, after Angelica Kauffman, between 1783 and 1800. Creator: English School
Una and the lion, after Angelica Kauffman, between 1783 and 1800

Background imageVirtue Collection: Esquisse pour le salon de la Paix de l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris : Hercule entre

Esquisse pour le salon de la Paix de l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris : Hercule entre
Esquisse pour le salon de la Paix de l'Hotel de Ville de Paris : Hercule entre le vice et la vertu, between 1852 and 1854

Background imageVirtue Collection: Esquisse pour la salle des mariages de la mairie de Saint-Maur-des-Fossés : Vertus civiques

Esquisse pour la salle des mariages de la mairie de Saint-Maur-des-Fossés : Vertus civiques
Esquisse pour la salle des mariages de la mairie de Saint-Maur-des-Fosses : Vertus civiques, 1883

Background imageVirtue Collection: Sketch for the town hall of Saint-Maur-des-Fosses: Virtues opposing Vices (Marriage - Hope)

Sketch for the town hall of Saint-Maur-des-Fosses: Virtues opposing Vices (Marriage - Hope), 1883

Background imageVirtue Collection: Yang Xiang (Yo Kyo), from the series 'Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China

Yang Xiang (Yo Kyo), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)", c. 1848/50

Background imageVirtue Collection: The Holy Mountain, folio 3 from The Holy Mountain (Monte Sancto di Dio)

The Holy Mountain, folio 3 from The Holy Mountain (Monte Sancto di Dio), 1477

Background imageVirtue Collection: Wang Pu (O ho), from the series 'Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China

Wang Pu (O ho), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)", c. 1848/50

Background imageVirtue Collection: Dong Yong (To Ei), from the series 'Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China

Dong Yong (To Ei), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)", c. 1848/50

Background imageVirtue Collection: Design for Frontispiece to the Seven Virtues, 1598. Creator: Joannes Stradanus

Design for Frontispiece to the Seven Virtues, 1598. Creator: Joannes Stradanus
Design for Frontispiece to the Seven Virtues, 1598

Background imageVirtue Collection: Huang Tingjian (Ko Teiken), from the series 'Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in

Huang Tingjian (Ko Teiken), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)", c. 1848/50

Background imageVirtue Collection: Wu Meng (Go Mo), from the series 'Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China

Wu Meng (Go Mo), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)", c. 1848/50

Background imageVirtue Collection: Zeng Shen (So Shin), from the series 'Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China

Zeng Shen (So Shin), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)", c. 1848/50

Background imageVirtue Collection: Lu Ji (Riku Seki), from the series 'Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China

Lu Ji (Riku Seki), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)", c. 1848/50

Background imageVirtue Collection: Yu Qianlou (Yu Kinro), from the series 'Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China

Yu Qianlou (Yu Kinro), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)", c. 1848/50

Background imageVirtue Collection: Cai Shun (Sai Jun), from the series 'Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China

Cai Shun (Sai Jun), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)", c. 1848/50

Background imageVirtue Collection: Tanzi (Enshi), from the series 'Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China

Tanzi (Enshi), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)", c. 1848/50

Background imageVirtue Collection: Zhu Shouchang (Shu Jusho), from the series 'Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in

Zhu Shouchang (Shu Jusho), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)", c. 1848/50

Background imageVirtue Collection: Guo Ju (Kaku Kyo), from the series 'Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China

Guo Ju (Kaku Kyo), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)", c. 1848/50

Background imageVirtue Collection: Madame Tang (To Fujin), from the series 'Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China

Madame Tang (To Fujin), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)", c. 1848/50

Background imageVirtue Collection: Wang Xiang (O Sho), from the series 'Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China

Wang Xiang (O Sho), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)", c. 1848/50

Background imageVirtue Collection: Jung You (Chu Yu), from the series 'Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China

Jung You (Chu Yu), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)", c. 1848/50

Background imageVirtue Collection: Min Ziqian (Bin Shiken), from the series 'Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China

Min Ziqian (Bin Shiken), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)", c. 1848/50

Background imageVirtue Collection: Ding Lan (Tei Ran), from the series 'Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China

Ding Lan (Tei Ran), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)", c. 1848/50

Background imageVirtue Collection: Emperor Wen of Han (Kan no Buntei)

Emperor Wen of Han (Kan no Buntei), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)", c. 1848/50

Background imageVirtue Collection: Meng Zong (Mo So), from the series 'Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in

Meng Zong (Mo So), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)", c. 1848/50

Background imageVirtue Collection: Shun the Great (Tai Shun), from the series 'Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in

Shun the Great (Tai Shun), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)", c. 1848/50



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