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Prudentius' Psychomachia
'Conflict Of The Soul'
British Library Additional MS 24199, 11th century
folio 20r
Superbia (Pride) thrown into a ditch
Superbia is thrown by her horses into a ditch dug by Deceit, watched by a robed figure with a cross, probably Humility.
This copy was owned by the abbey of Bury St. Edmunds in the Middle Ages.
Medium: Ink and pigments on vellum
Date: 1090
Prudentius (born in 348 in northern Spain, died after 405) spent most of his life following worldly pursuits, but later turned to writing, in which he aimed to glorify God and atone for his earlier sins. One of his most popular works is a poem called Psychomachia (Conflict of the Soul), which describes the battles between female personifications of human virtues and vices.
