Allegory of Wisdom and Strength
Paolo Veronese, 1565
From €29Museum-quality print, also on canvas and framed.
Frequently asked questions
Which size should I choose?
This work is available in 30 × 40 cm, 50 × 70 cm. As a guide: 30 × 40 cm (about 12 × 16 in) for shelves, corners or gallery walls; 50 × 70 cm (about 20 × 28 in) above a dresser, a headboard or a desk; 70 × 100 cm (about 28 × 39 in) as the centrepiece of a living room or the wall above the sofa. Below the buy buttons you can see it to scale above a 2-metre sofa.
Does it come framed?
The print arrives unframed with a white border, ready to frame. If you choose a black or oak frame, it arrives mounted behind acrylic glazing, ready to hang. Canvases come stretched on a wooden frame.
When will it arrive?
Printed to order at the lab closest to your address. It arrives in 4–8 working days in Spain and the EU, and in 6–12 working days in the US, Mexico and other destinations.
What if it arrives damaged?
Email us a photo within 30 days of delivery and we will send you a new one free of charge or refund you.
Can I send it as a gift?
Yes. At checkout you can write a gift message and ship it to the recipient's name and address. The parcel shows no prices.
About the work
- Artist
- Paolo Veronese
- Date
- 1565
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 214.6 × 167 cm
- Collection
- The Frick Collection, New York
- Print up to
- 50 × 70 cm
- Reference
- XDV-3350
What the museum label doesn't tell you
Look at the child at the bottom: he's playing with a crown and scepter like they're junk on the floor. That's the detail that unlocks the whole painting. Hercules, muscular and half-naked, stares at those exact jewels with adult hunger. Wisdom, meanwhile, doesn't even glance down: she looks skyward, bathed in light, while the hero sinks into the shadow of dark drapery. Veronese builds a moral physics here, she rises, he descends, and between them a baby treats as trash what one man craves and one woman ignores.
