Allegory of Justice (Allegoria della Giustizia), by Giotto, 1303-1305, 14th century (fresco)

Whole artwork view. A Virtue is depicted within a fake niche, framed by decorative panels imitating marble revetment; the figure, painted in monochrome gray, represents the Justice, as stated by the Latin inscription 'iusticia' at the top; it is a crowned woman, seated on a throne with Gothic spiers; in the hands she supports two statues, depicting angels in the act of punishing a wrongdoer to the right, and of crowning a wise man on the left; over the frieze at the base of the throne stand out hunting scenes, dancing and other leisure activities. Giotto Scrovegni Chapel. After restoration picture, Padua, Veneto, Italy