Medici Riccardi Palace, Gallery of Mirrors (or Room Luca Giordano): “The Allegory of Temperance”, detail of the vault.Frescoes by Luca Giordano, 1682 - 1685.Virtue is portrayed as a warrior with a watch and a brake in her hands (symbolizing the ability to moderate). Next to her is an elephant. Tranquility, Youth and Voluptuousness hover above, while Modesty and Sobriety are placed below while she dominates a marine figure with a golden key in her hand. Lower down, on the ground, three vices lie: Sloth, Envy (with serpentine hair) and Anger.
