Temperance, Charity, and Them Other Moral Platitudes: The Seven Heavenly Virtues in Art

Name: Temperance, Charity, and Them Other Moral Platitudes: The Seven Heavenly Virtues in Art
Start: 2025-11-14T18:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-11-14T19:30:00-05:00
Location: 2445 Monroe St, Toledo, OH, United States, Ohio 43620

Schedule

Fri Nov 14 2025 at 06:30 pm to 07:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

2445 Monroe St, Toledo, OH, United States, Ohio 43620 | Toledo, OH

Join TMA Curator Emeritus Lawrence W. Nichols for a compelling and richly illustrated lecture exploring how artists from the Middle Ages through the Renaissance visualized the Seven Heavenly Virtues—and their ongoing battle with the Vices. From European churches to public monuments, discover how the Western world used art to personify these moral ideals and reflect on humanity’s enduring conflict.
This program offers a rare chance to experience the Great Gallery before it closes to the public on December 14 for a major reinstallation as part of the Reimagining Our Galleries initiative.
About the Speaker:
Lawrence W. Nichols served as the William Hutton Senior Curator of European and American Painting and Sculpture before 1900 at TMA. With decades of experience and major exhibitions under his belt—including The Brilliance of Caravaggio and Frans Hals Portraits—Dr. Nichols brings unmatched insight to this fascinating topic.
Free admission | Registration required
Location: Toledo Museum of Art Great Gallery