Prudence. Artist: Andrea della Robbia (Italian, 1435-1525). Culture: Italian, Florence. Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 64 3/4 in., 920 lb. (164.5 cm, 417.3 kg). Date: ca. 1475.Its large scale, bold design, and brilliant colors indicate that this roundel of Prudence was designed to be visible from a distance. The existence of three related roundels by Andrea della Robbia of other virtues -- Faith (Museu Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon), Temperance, and Justice (both Musée National de la Renaissance, Chteau d'Écouen) -- suggests that the group was once part of or intended to be part of a ceiling or wall decoration. The model for such a program would have been Luca della Robbia's allegorical virtues of 1461 - 62 on the ceiling of the chapel of the Cardinal of Portugal at the church of San Miniato al Monte, Florence.2 There, a domed ceiling centers on a glazed terracotta roundel of the Holy Ghost, which is surrounded by roundels of the four cardinal virtues that touch it at equidistant p

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Prudence. Artist: Andrea della Robbia (Italian, 1435-1525). Culture: Italian, Florence. Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 64 3/4 in., 920 lb. (164.5 cm, 417.3 kg). Date: ca. 1475.Its large scale, bold design, and brilliant colors indicate that this roundel of Prudence was designed to be visible from a distance. The existence of three related roundels by Andrea della Robbia of other virtues -- Faith (Museu Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon), Temperance, and Justice (both Musée National de la Renaissance, Chteau d'Écouen) -- suggests that the group was once part of or intended to be part of a ceiling or wall decoration. The model for such a program would have been Luca della Robbia's allegorical virtues of 1461 - 62 on the ceiling of the chapel of the Cardinal of Portugal at the church of San Miniato al Monte, Florence.2 There, a domed ceiling centers on a glazed terracotta roundel of the Holy Ghost, which is surrounded by roundels of the four cardinal virtues that touch it at equidistant p

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