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Allegory of justice and truth by Giorgio Vasari
Giorgio Vasari · 1543

Allegory of justice and truth

The story

The female personification of Justice is represented semi-nude in the center of the image. Her right arm wraps around an ostrich, a symbol of patience, while her left hand confers a laurel crown upon the feminine figure of Truth. Truth is presented to Justice by Time, personified as an old man with wings and an hour-glass on his head. Personfications of the seven Vices are chained below Justice in submission, including the bearded figure of Greed peering at a pile of treasures in the foreground.

Artist
Giorgio Vasari
Year
1543
Rights
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