Engraved allegorical print with a central nude female figure, cherubs, scrollwork frame, a radiant halo, and Latin inscriptions on a light paper ground.

Allegory of Human Nature, engraving after Saenredam

An ornate engraved allegorical frontispiece in a decorative cartouche framed by cherubs, scrollwork and garlands. At center, a seated nude woman with a child and a radiant sun-like halo stands amid cupids, a crouching figure and a stone pedestal, with a classical building beyond. Engraved Latin inscriptions appear at the top and bottom.

Artist: Jan Saenredam
Date: c. 1600
Medium: Engraving on ivory laid paper
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 2235 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1605).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Charles Hack and the Hearn Family Trust Collection, purchased with funds provided by the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial, Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston, anonymous, and Suzanne Searle Dixon endowment funds

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