ID: 901001309 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001309	Record Type: Character/Person

	Merit (allegorical character)

Note: One or more characters representing the virtue or state of merit, identified by attributes or position in a situation.

Names:

	Merit (allegorical character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Miscellaneous Topics (P)
		....<Miscellaneous Allegory, Symbolism, Theme> (P)
		........<Miscellaneous allegorical or symbolic characters> (P)
		............Merit (allegorical character) (I)

Other Relationships:

	is personification of .... merit (doctrinal concept)
	.....(doctrinal concepts, religious concepts, religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... allegory (artistic device)
	.....(symbolism (artistic concept), artistic devices, artistic concepts, concepts in the arts and humanities, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Merit (allegorical character)
	................Getty Vocabulary Program rules

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Source for image https://www.wikiart.org/en/giovanni-battista-tiepolo/allegory-of-merit-accompanied-by-nobility-and-virtue-1758
	................ Getty Research Institute Special Collections Finding Aids (2005-)