ID: 700008188 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008188	Record Type: Movable Work

Design for the central section of The Mirror of Virtue (drawing (visual work); Cornelis Ketel (Dutch, 1548 - 1616) (Dutch Artist); about 1594; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 2009.65)

Note: The drawing, one of very few surviving sheets securely attributed to Cornelis Ketel, displays his initial design for a complex allegory, described in the early seventeenth century as 'The Mirror of Virtue.' In the form of a sinuously positioned nude female, the figure of Charity sits between Gratitude and Ingratitude. Charity's left leg rests on a lion, who is in turn nuzzled by a dog and aided by a tiny mouse, who attempts to chew through the rope attached to the lion's neck. These animals, all symbols of kindness and generosity, enhance the representation of Charity, who is shown giving away the sun and the moon, each balanced in one of her out-stretched hands. Her impartiality in giving away such precious gifts is suggested by the statue placed in the niche on the wall behind the central group of figures. Gratitude, another nude female figure, receives the moon extended in Charity's left hand. Behind the figure of Gratitude, one sees confirmation of her eternal acknowledgement of thanks in the symbol of the obelisk, resonant because of its ancient origins as an object of permanence. At Charity's right stands the figure of Ingratitude, who bites the arm of Charity as he receives from her the sun in its brilliant glory. With his left hand, he stabs Charity's flank; his pernicious and short-lived memory is further emphasized by the feuding snakes wrapped around his thigh and skull on which his left knee rests.

Titles:

Design for the central section of The Mirror of Virtue (preferred,C,U,English-P,,)

Allegory of Gratitude and Ingratitude (C,U,English,,)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

drawing (visual work) [300033973] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

allegory (literary genre) [300202507]

..... (Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), <concepts in the arts and humanities>, <genres in literature and performing arts>, <genres for literature>)

Classifications:

drawings (preferred)

Creation Date: about 1594

Creator Display:

Cornelis Ketel (Dutch, 1548 - 1616) (Dutch Artist) [preferred,JPGM]

Ketel, Cornelis (Dutch painter, draftsman, and sculptor, 1548-1616) [500003859]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500329598] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 2009.65

Other: Creation: Nederland [7016845] Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, heightened with white

	pens (drawing and writing implements) [300022452]
	.......(Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Tools and Equipment (hierarchy name), equipment, <equipment by process>, image-making equipment, <equipment for drafting| drawing| and writing>, <drafting| drawing and writing equipment by specific type>)

	ink [300015012]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>)

	wash (material) [300011051]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>)

Dimensions: 25.8 x 21.7 cm (10 3/16 x 8 9/16 in.)

Cultures:

Dutch (preferred)

General Subject:

allegory (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	Charity [901000244]
	.....((Faith, Hope, and Charity, Miscellaneous allegorical or symbolic characters, Miscellaneous Allegory, Symbolism, Theme, Miscellaneous Topics)) (ICON)

	Graditude [901000805]
	.....((Miscellaneous allegorical or symbolic characters, Miscellaneous Allegory, Symbolism, Theme, Miscellaneous Topics)) (ICON)

	nude (representation) [300189568]
	.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by subject type>, figures (representations)) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

Sources and Contributors:
Design for the central section of The Mirror of Virtue	........ [JPGM]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Allegory of Gratitude and Ingratitude	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]

Note:
English	..... [JPGM]
	..... J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)