Three virtues Scientia

A female figure representing the intellectual virtue of Knowledge sits in the foreground of a city street, focusing on a geometric calculation. She holds a pair of dividers over a small tablet, symbolizing the precision and measurement required for scientific understanding. The background features classical architecture and an archway, suggesting a civilized and ordered society built upon these principles.

In the Renaissance, Scientia was defined as the demonstrative knowledge of the physical world, distinct from Sapientia (Wisdom). This image reflects the Neoplatonic and Hermetic shift toward viewing mathematics and geometry as the essential tools for deciphering the laws of the created universe.