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Engraved print of a woman in a headscarf inside an oval frame, with putti in the corners and a Latin inscription below.

Justice (Iustitia), plate 5 from Virtutum Theologicarum et Cardinalium

An oval framed engraving shows a woman in a headscarf and high-collared dress, holding a sword and balance near her face. Putti fill the corners of an ornate cartouche, and a Latin inscription with a scroll-like banner runs along the bottom edge.

Artist
Jan van der Straet
Date
ca. 1575
Medium
Engraving on laid paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
1646 × 2240 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1580).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum