# Temperance [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [SARAZIN, Jacques]() - Date: 1601-1650 - Technique: Marble ## Commentary Sarrazin was chief among the sculptors working under Louis XIII, and one of the founders of the Academy. He spent eighteen years in Rome \(1610-1628\). The Temperance is one of four medallions of the cardinal virtues that ornamented the monument of the heart of Louis XIII, erected by his widow, Anne of Austria. The pictorial style of the relief is expressed through forms transposed from the antique and linked by elegant, sinuous outlines. Some of the details give the composition a picturesque and naturalistic character. The work is representative of the art of Sarrazin and his school. ## Related artworks - [Caryatids on the Pavillon de l'Horloge]() - [Caryatids on the Pavillon de l'Horloge]() - [Funeral Monument for the Heart of Cardinal de Bérule]() - [Pair of Caryatids]() - [Pair of Caryatids]() - [Pair of Caryatids]() - [Pair of Caryatids]() - [Pair of Caryatids]() - [Prudence]() - [Religion]() - [Tomb of Henri de Bourbon, Prince de Condé]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()