Francesco Bertos (Italian, active 1693–1733)
Allegorical Group of Victory Supported by Valor
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Francesco Bertos (Italian, active 1693–1733)c. 1700–c. 1710
Allegorical Group of Victory Supported by Valor
Francesco Bertos (Italian, active 1693–1733) →18th CenturystatuetteItalian
Date
c. 1700–c. 1710
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
88.9 × 39.1 × 36.8 cm (35 × 15 5/8 × 14 1/2 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Elizabeth R. Vaughan Fund
Francesco Bertos specialized in creating allegorical groups of great complexity in marble and bronze. Pyramidal in shape, these works consist of multiple figures generally embodying the triumph of virtue over vice. Here the subject is a winged personification of victory standing on a unicorn, the symbol of purity, and supported by the mythical Greek hero Hercules (wearing the hide of the lion he killed in the first of his 12 labors), representing valor. Below are figures who personify riches, prudence, agriculture and abundance, and honor overcoming deceit.
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