Prudente gobierno: la prudencia en el gobernante

Abstract

Beginning with the philosophical and literary sources, pru-dence is considered the main virtue that every ruler must possess. This relationship favoured the interaction between the figure of the ruler and prudence’s image. In this way, prudence sometimes acquires the attri-butes of the ruler, just as he acquires those of prudence, portraying him-self even as this virtue.

Keywords

• prudence
• ruler
• iconography
• cardinal virtues
• visual cul-ture