The Four Virtues; Justice or Fortitude

ID:

2002.117/4a

Production date:

Late Medieval; c. 1430

Location:

In Store

Figure of a Virtue (Fortitude or possibly Justice) from porch of the Guildhall. This figure wears a long robe with flowing sleeves and is trampling Vice under her feet. The front of the medieval Guildhall had a decorated porch designed by John Croxtone, with figures of Christ, Moses and Aaron, and four Virtues set in niches on the façade. The Virtues are Temperance, Fortitude, Justice and Prudence - although there is debate about which figure is which. The porch was demolished in 1788 and these four statues were taken down and eventually sold. They were recovered from a garden in North Wales in 1972.

Measurements

H 1430 mm; W 510 mm; D 280 mm (overall), H 1430 mm; W 510 mm; D 280 mm; WT 610000 g (figure + capital + pedestal + base) (overall)

Materials

stone

Last Updated

2024-03-14