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Engraving of a helmeted woman resting a large column on her shoulder beside a stone block, with Latin text along the bottom edge.

Fortitude, from The Seven Virtues

An engraving of a helmeted female figure leaning on a massive broken column balanced on her shoulder, with a stone block beneath her hand. Fine hatched lines model her drapery and the architectural setting, and a Latin inscription runs along the bottom margin.

Artist
Jacob Matham
Date
1597
Medium
Engraving on paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2435 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1597).
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

Español: Fortaleza, de Las siete virtudes

Un grabado de una figura femenina con casco que apoya sobre el hombro una gran columna rota, con un bloque de piedra bajo su mano. Líneas finas y cruzadas modelan los pliegues de la tela y el entorno arquitectónico, y una inscripción en latín recorre el margen inferior.

Português: Fortaleza, de As sete virtudes

Uma gravura de uma figura feminina de capacete que apoia sobre o ombro uma grande coluna quebrada, com um bloco de pedra sob a mão. Linhas finas e cruzadas modelam as dobras do tecido e o cenário arquitetônico, e uma inscrição em latim percorre a margem inferior.

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