Fidelity (art and symbolism) (original) (raw)
Fidelity when personified in Western art stands for the secular aspect of Faith, or the trust that exists between a master and servant, or in family relationships. Fidelity is often represented as a woman, shown holding a golden seal and a key, but may also be represented by a dog. Fidelity may be shown alone, or may be accompanied by a dog, a symbol of not only faithfulness but also fidelity. In the Renaissance, Penelope or Griselda might also stand for fidelity. Fidelity is not in the usual lists of the seven virtues, though it may sometimes be included in such groupings. The plant myrtle (Myrtus) has been associated with fidelity, and hence used in weddings, from Roman times to the present, and wreathed crowns of myrtle may be found in art.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| dbo:abstract | Fidelity when personified in Western art stands for the secular aspect of Faith, or the trust that exists between a master and servant, or in family relationships. Fidelity is often represented as a woman, shown holding a golden seal and a key, but may also be represented by a dog. Fidelity may be shown alone, or may be accompanied by a dog, a symbol of not only faithfulness but also fidelity. In the Renaissance, Penelope or Griselda might also stand for fidelity. Fidelity is not in the usual lists of the seven virtues, though it may sometimes be included in such groupings. The plant myrtle (Myrtus) has been associated with fidelity, and hence used in weddings, from Roman times to the present, and wreathed crowns of myrtle may be found in art. (en) |
| dbo:wikiPageID | 31482428 (xsd:integer) |
| dbo:wikiPageLength | 2779 (xsd:nonNegativeInteger) |
| dbo:wikiPageRevisionID | 993313698 (xsd:integer) |
| dbo:wikiPageWikiLink | dbr:Allegory dbr:Penelope dbr:Cesare_Ripa dbc:Iconography dbr:Griselda_(folklore) dbr:Arnolfini_Portrait dbc:Allegory dbr:Fidelity dbr:Crusaders dbr:Myrtus dbr:Seven_virtues dbr:Pliny's_Natural_History |
| dbp:wikiPageUsesTemplate | dbt:Reflist |
| dcterms:subject | dbc:Iconography dbc:Allegory |
| rdfs:comment | Fidelity when personified in Western art stands for the secular aspect of Faith, or the trust that exists between a master and servant, or in family relationships. Fidelity is often represented as a woman, shown holding a golden seal and a key, but may also be represented by a dog. Fidelity may be shown alone, or may be accompanied by a dog, a symbol of not only faithfulness but also fidelity. In the Renaissance, Penelope or Griselda might also stand for fidelity. Fidelity is not in the usual lists of the seven virtues, though it may sometimes be included in such groupings. The plant myrtle (Myrtus) has been associated with fidelity, and hence used in weddings, from Roman times to the present, and wreathed crowns of myrtle may be found in art. (en) |
| rdfs:label | Fidelity (art and symbolism) (en) |
| owl:sameAs | freebase:Fidelity (art and symbolism) wikidata:Fidelity (art and symbolism) https://global.dbpedia.org/id/4jsx7 |
| prov:wasDerivedFrom | wikipedia-en:Fidelity_(art_and_symbolism)?oldid=993313698&ns=0 |
| foaf:isPrimaryTopicOf | wikipedia-en:Fidelity_(art_and_symbolism) |
| is dbo:wikiPageDisambiguates of | dbr:Fidelity_(disambiguation) |
| is dbo:wikiPageWikiLink of | dbr:Fidelity_(disambiguation) dbr:Trump_(dog) |
| is foaf:primaryTopic of | wikipedia-en:Fidelity_(art_and_symbolism) |