De zeven hoofddeugden

A female figure wearing a helmet and classical drapery leans against a massive, broken stone column. Part of a series on the Seven Virtues, the engraving features the characteristically muscular and elongated proportions of the Haarlem Mannerist style. Two small coats of arms are visible in the upper corners of the arched architectural setting.

Fortitude is one of the four cardinal virtues, representing moral strength and the ability to endure hardship. In Renaissance Neoplatonism and natural philosophy, the cultivation of these virtues was considered a necessary prerequisite for the soul's ascent and the attainment of higher wisdom.