Gherardo di Giovanni del Fora - The Combat of Love and Chastity 1480-1497
The Combat of Love and Chastity 1480-1497
42x32cm oil/panel
National Gallery London, United Kingdom
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From National Gallery London, United Kingdom:
The painting seems to have been part of a series illustrating the 'Triumphs' by the poet Petrarch (1304 - 1374). Love's arrows break against Chastity's shield; she waves the chain with which he will be bound. A companion painting in Turin shows Love bound in Chastity's triumphal chariot.