Justice, Mercury and Minerva defeat the vices while a group of goddesses watch from the clouds 1524 - 1606

"Justice, Mercury and Minerva defeat the vices while a group of goddesses watch from the clouds" is a 16th century drawing by Italian artist Paolo Farinati. It features an allegorical depiction of a battle between virtue and vice, with the goddesses Justice, Mercury and Minerva vanquishing a group of vices. The drawing is executed in brown ink on paper and is now housed at the Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen. The composition is dynamic and full of energy, and the figures are rendered in a detailed and realistic style. The drawing is an example of the artist's skill in depicting both the physical and the emotional aspects of human experience.