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Francesco di Giorgio Martini (1439-1501) Goddess of chaste love

Francesco di Giorgio Martini (1439-1501)

Goddess of chaste love

New York Metropolitan Museum of Art

 

This is a fragment from a cassone panel representing the Triumph of Chastity, here meaning fidelity in marriage, a common subject for nuptial chests. She is in her triumphant cart accompanied by virtuous women.

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Uploaded on November 28, 2011