Part of the base of the tomb of the cardinals of Amboise in Rouen Cathedral this figure of Fortitude was sculpted between 1515 and 1525 by Roullant Le Roux.
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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.
The carved wooden panel representing Fortitude, with arm resting on a pillar, can be found as part of the reredos in the church of St Lawrence Shotteswell, Warwickshire. The reredos is constructed of a number of wooden 17th century Flemish panels.