Defeated love and triumph of Chastity, Luca Signorelli, circa 1509

The triumph of chastity over love, (love disarmed and bound), from petrarch's trionfi. The battle is shown left-background; the foreground shows cupid bound, his weapons broken, and his wing-feathers being torn off; the triumphal display of cupid, his wings denuded, is shown right-background, passing behind the ermine banner of chastity. Object Type: painting. Date: circa 1509. Collection: National Gallery. Triumph-of-chastity-signorelli-1509