The vault of the front section (east bay) of the room contains depictions of the cardinal virtues as half-length figures in octofoil frames: Iustitia in the east vault cell, Prudentia in the south, Temperantia in the north, and Fortitude in the west. Fortitudo is given the attributes of a shield, a club, and a lion's pelt; Iustitia, distinguished from the others by a octofoil nimbus, holds a rod scale and a sword; Temperantia has a sickle; Janus-faced Prudentia holds an astrolabe.
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