Editing Cardinal virtues (section)

==The virtues in art==
[[File:Vertus cardinales par Germain Pilon (Louvre).jpg|thumb|Four cardinal virtues, Louvre, Paris ([[Brooklyn Museum Libraries and Archives#Museum Archives|Brooklyn Museum Archives]], [[William Henry Goodyear#Archives|Goodyear Archival Collection]])]]
In many churches and artwork the Cardinal Virtues are depicted with symbolic items:{{citation needed|reason=Who compiled these lists? A source is needed here.|date=June 2022}}
; Justice
: sword, balance and scales, a crown

; Temperance
: wheel, bridle and reins, vegetables and fish, cup, water and wine in two jugs

; Fortitude
: armor, club, with a lion, palm, tower, a [[yoke]], a broken column

; Prudence
: book, scroll, mirror, an attacking [[Snake|serpent]]

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{{Gallery
|title=The cardinal virtues as depicted on the tomb of [[Pope Clement II]] in [[Bamberg Cathedral]]
|perrow=2|height=100
|Iustitia Papstgrab Bamberg aus Gottfried Henschen u Daniel Papebroch 1747.jpg|Iustitia (Justice), with balance and scales
|Temperantia Papstgrab Bamberg aus Gottfried Henschen u Daniel Papebroch 1747.jpg|Temperantia (Temperance), with water and wine in two jugs
|Fortitudo Papstgrab Bamberg aus Gottfried Henschen u Daniel Papebroch 1747.jpg|Fortitudo (Fortitude), with a lion
|Sapientia Papstgrab Bamberg aus Gottfried Henschen u Daniel Papebroch 1747.jpg|Prudentia (Prudence), with a serpent
}}

Notable depictions include sculptures on the [[tomb of Francis II, Duke of Brittany]] and the tomb of [[Sir John Hotham, 1st Baronet|John Hotham]]. They were also depicted in the garden at [[Edzell Castle]].

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{{Gallery
|title=Allegories of the virtues 
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|Prudenza Gaetano Susali.jpg|Prudence by Gaetano Fusali, on the façade of the [[Gesuati|Gesuati church]], Venice (1737)
|Giustizia Francesco Bonazza.jpg|Justice by Francesco Bonazza, on the façade of the [[Gesuati|Gesuati church]], Venice (1737)
|Fortezza Giuseppe Torretti.jpg|Fortitude by Giuseppe Torretto, on the façade of the [[Gesuati|Gesuati church]], Venice (1737)
|Temperanza Alvise Tagliapietra.jpg|Temperance by Alvise Tagliapietra, on the façade of the [[Gesuati|Gesuati church]], Venice (1737)
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|La Rochelle - HdV statue 2.jpg|[[Prudence]], on the façade of [[La Rochelle]] city hall
|La Rochelle - HdV statue 1.jpg|[[Justice (virtue)|Justice]], on the façade of [[La Rochelle]] city hall
|La Rochelle - HdV statue 3.jpg|[[Courage|Fortitude]], on the façade of [[La Rochelle]] city hall
|La Rochelle - HdV statue 4.jpg|[[Temperance (virtue)|Temperance]], on the façade of [[La Rochelle]] city hall
|Vier Deugden (Beelden rond hoofdaltaar)- De Recht vaardigheid - Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Sint-Pieterskerk Gent.jpg|[[Justice (virtue)|Justice]], around the main altar of [[Saint Peter's Abbey, Ghent]]
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