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| Keywords: Italian - Prudence - Walters 5452.jpg This winged figure holding the head of a serpent that curls round its chest probably represents the virtue Prudence in accordance with Jesus' words be wise as serpents Matthew 10 16 Along with the divine virtues of faith hope and love 1 Corinthians 13 13 justice fortitude temperance and prudence were considered during the Middle Ages to be the principal worldly virtues This statuette must have been part of a set placed at the base of a portable altar candlestick or baptismal font It closely resembles in style the early 12th-century bronze doors of the Church of Saint Zeno in Verona ca 1135 Medieval bronze cm 11 4 7 6 accession number 54 52 37957 Arnold Seligmann Rey Co New York date of acquisition unknown by purchase Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1925 Realms of Faith Medieval and Byzantine Art from the Walters Art Museum Frist Center for the Visual Arts Nashville 2001-2002 Realms of Faith Medieval and Byzantine Art from the Walters Art Museum Frist Center for the Visual Arts Nashville 2002-2005 Things With Wings Mythological Figures in Ancient Greek Art The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2005-2006 Realms of Faith Medieval and Byzantine Art from the Walters Art Museum Museum of Biblical Art New York; Colby College Museum of Art Waterville; Joslyn Art Museum Omaha 2008-2009 Things With Wings Mythological Figures in Ancient Greek Art Ward Museum Salisbury 2009 place of origin Verona Italy Walters Art Museum license Medieval metalwork in the Walters Art Museum Italian art in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
