Allegory of Magnanimity  1670

Magnanimity, or greatness of soul, is the moral virtue of bearing adversity with tranquility and equanimity. This female personification wears an imperial crown and a gold brocade cloak lined with royal ermine to indicate the nobility of her disposition. [br] Two flying putti proffer another crown and a scepter, the symbol of Magnanimity's power to execute her noble thou...