Prudence, purity and temperance, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, between 1739 and 1744
Prudence, purity and temperance: prudence (woman with a snake wrapped around her arm and a mirror in her hand with her eyes raised to the light); purity (young girl with raised hair, the eyelids lowered modestly); temperence (woman pouring the liquid drawn from the source). Object Type: painting. Date: between 1739 and 1744. Dimensions: height: 240 cm (94.4 in); width: 235 cm (92.5 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Scuola Grande dei Carmini. Scuola Grande dei Carmini (Venice) - Sala capitolare - Prudenza, purezza e temperanza - Giambattista Tiepolo