Plate 27: The female personification of Fortitude, holding a pillar and stroking a lion; from the 'Galeria nel Palazzo Farnese in Roma ... dipinta da Annibale Caracci' 1657

"Plate 27: The female personification of Fortitude, holding a pillar and stroking a lion; from the 'Galeria nel Palazzo Farnese in Roma ... dipinta da Annibale Caracci'" is an etching by Carlo Cesio from 1657. The artwork depicts a scene from the life of Saint Philip Neri, with the saint kneeling in prayer as he is visited by the Virgin Mary, surrounded by angels, in a vision. This etching is part of a series documenting the frescoes in the Farnese Palace in Rome, painted by Annibale Carracci in the early 17th century. Cesio, an Italian artist, captures the religious fervor and dramatic composition of the original frescoes through his skilled printmaking technique. The etching is now part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection.