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. Lower down, on the ground, three vices lie: Sloth, Envy (with serpentine hair) and Anger.
