Index of Allegorical-Figures themes.

  • Avarice

    Avarice or Greed is one of the Seven Deadly Sins. Often represented as the hoarding of money and other symbols material wealth.

  • Charity

    Charity, along with Hope and Faith, is one of the three qualities that St. Paul, in his letters, associated with salvation. Often portrayed as woman give bread to orphans, or as a pelican that tears at its breast to feeds it young.

  • Death

    Death is usually represented as a skeleton holding a scythe, hourglass, or spade. Sometimes as a skull, or lone horseman

  • Fortitude

    Fortitude is one of the four cardinal virtues of the Ancient World. She symbolizes courage, strength, and endurance. Often portrayed with a column, lionskin, or club of Hercules.

  • Hope

    Hope, along with Faith and Charity, is one of the three qualities that St. Paul, in his letters, associated with salvation. It is mainly symbolized as a woman holding an anchor. Other symbols include a dove and swallow.

  • Justice

    Justice is one of the four cardinal virtues of the Ancient World. It is mostly shown as a woman holding a sword and scales.

  • Prudence

    Prudence is one of the four cardinal virtues of the Ancient World. Signifying discretion and judgement through reason, prudence often shown avoiding mirrors, and is associated with snakes in Mathew's Gospel.

  • Temperance

    Temperance is one of the four cardinal virtues of the Ancient World. Often depicted with water with which the fire of lust is extinguished.