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Black and white engraving of a crowded square with executions at left, a robed central figure, and a building interior at right.

Justice, from The Seven Virtues

A densely crowded engraving shows a robed central figure amid onlookers in a public square, with hangings and executions at left and bodies lying in the foreground. At right, figures gather in a building interior, and a Latin inscription runs along the bottom edge.

Artist
Philips Galle
Date
1559
Medium
Engraving on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1321 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1559).
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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: La Justicia, de Las Siete Virtudes

Un grabado muy poblado muestra a una figura central con túnica entre espectadores en una plaza pública, con ahorcamientos y ejecuciones a la izquierda y cuerpos tendidos en primer plano. A la derecha, varias figuras se reúnen en el interior de un edificio, y una inscripción en latín recorre el borde inferior.

Português: A Justiça, de As Sete Virtudes

Uma gravura muito povoada mostra uma figura central de manto entre espectadores em uma praça pública, com enforcamentos e execuções à esquerda e corpos caídos em primeiro plano. À direita, figuras se reúnem no interior de um edifício, e uma inscrição em latim percorre a borda inferior.

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