Editing Cardinal virtues (section)

== Allegory ==
[[File:Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta volta presbiterio Manerba del Garda.jpg|thumb|Fresco with allegories of the four cardinal virtues in the ‘’Assunta’’ church in Manerba del Garda.]]
[[File:John Hotham Tomb South Dalton.jpg|thumb|The Tomb of [[Sir John Hotham, 1st Baronet|Sir John Hotham]], supported by figures of the cardinal virtues.]]

The Cardinal Virtues are often depicted as female [[Allegorical sculpture|allegorical figures]]. These were a popular subject for funerary sculpture. The attributes and names of these figures may vary according to local tradition.

Yves Decadt, a Flemish artist, has created a series of artworks titled “Falling Angels: Allegories about the 7 Sins and [https://www.artnet.com/galleries/gallery-le-miroir-de-la-memoire/falling-angels-allegories-about-the-7-sins-and-7-virtues-for-curious-minds-and-other-falling-angels- 7 Virtues] for Falling Angels and other Curious Minds”. The series explores the topic of morality, sins, and virtues, which have dominated Western cultures for more than 2000 years. In this work, Decadt follows in the footsteps of Pieter Breughel, who made a series of sketches on the 7 sins and 7 virtues about 500 years ago.   The work takes the viewer on an adventurous trip through time and across the barriers and edges of reality, mythology, religion, and culture.