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ID: 901000224
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000224
Record Type: Character/Person

Virtues (allegorical characters)

Note: Character or characters representing virtue or the separate virtues, represented by attributes or placement in a situation. The virtues vary by culture. In traditional western or Christian culture, they include faith, hope, charity, prudence, justice, temperance, courage, chastity, temperance, diligence, patience, and humility.

Names:
Virtues (allegorical characters) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
Virtue (allegorical character) (English,A,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Miscellaneous Topics (P)
....<Miscellaneous Allegory, Symbolism, Theme> (P)
........<Miscellaneous allegorical or symbolic characters> (P)
............Virtues (allegorical characters) (I)
Related Iconography:
counterpart is .... Vices
..........(Miscellaneous Topics, Miscellaneous Allegory, Symbolism, Theme, Miscellaneous allegorical or symbolic characters, Vices (allegorical characters)) [901000223]

Other Relationships:
is personification of .... virtues
.....(culture-related concepts, culture and related concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
role/characteristic is .... allegory (artistic device)
.....(symbolism (artistic concept), artistic devices, artistic concepts, concepts in the arts and humanities, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Virtues (allegorical characters)
................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
Virtue (allegorical character)
................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Source for image https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Allegory_of_Virtue_and_Vice_(Veronese).jpg
................ Getty Research Institute Special Collections Finding Aids (2005-)

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