Prudence, from The Seven Virtues
A seated woman, seen from behind, turns her head over her shoulder while holding a round mirror. A coiled snake rests beside her at the lower right, and a Latin inscription runs along the bottom of this fine engraving. Behind her rise a stone pillar, foliage, and a distant hilly landscape.
- Artist
- Jacob Matham
- Date
- 1597
- Medium
- Engraving on paper
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 2426 px
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)
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