The the central section of the ceiling of the main hall is taken up by a celebratory image of Glory among the Cardinal Virtues. Glory is the woman dressed in gold, in her right hand a small golden figure that represents Truth. Forming a circle around her are the angel of Fame, who ascends on the right, sounding a trumpet; Justice, to the left, with a sword and scale; Fortitude, with a cuirass, shield, and helmet; Temperance with a vase of water; and Prudence, with a serpent wound around her arm and reflecting upon her image in a mirror held up by a putto. To the right, Evil falls from the sky - a horrible old woman terrified by the appearance of Glory.
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