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Word: virtutem (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
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...dark tree behind her--a juniper, ginevra in the Italian of the day, her given name. Then, on the back of the panel, is the explanatory inscription. A branch of laurel and a palm frond--for glory and virtue--enclose a twig of juniper, with the inscription "Virtutem forma decorat" (Beauty adorns virtue...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: When Beauty Was Virtue | 12/24/2001 | See Source »

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