Allegorical Group of Victory Supported by Valor
Francesco Bertos
1700/10
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
88.9 × 39.1 × 36.8 cm (35 × 15 5/8 × 14 1/2 in.)
Classification
statuette
Department
Painting and Sculpture of Europe
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
20491
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
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, pr...