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Engraving of a standing woman in flowing robes with a serpent coiled around her arm, set against a hilly landscape with a tree.

Prudence, from The Virtues

A standing female figure in flowing drapery holds a mirror and a serpent entwined around her arm, a mirror-like oval in her right hand. She gazes to the side against a hilly landscape with a tree on the right, and a Latin inscription runs along the bottom margin. The fine, dense hatching gives the print a sculptural, graceful finish.

Artist
Jacob Matham
Date
c. 1593
Medium
Engraving on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2207 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1598).
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: La Prudencia, de Las Virtudes, grabado

Una figura femenina de pie, con ropajes fluidos, sostiene una serpiente enroscada en el brazo y mira hacia un costado. Detrás se extiende un paisaje con colinas y un árbol a la derecha, y en el margen inferior aparece una inscripción en latín. El trazado denso y fino de las líneas da a la estampa un acabado escultórico y elegante.

Português: A Prudência, de As Virtudes, gravura

Uma figura feminina em pé, com vestes fluidas, segura uma serpente enrolada no braço e olha para o lado. Ao fundo se estende uma paisagem com colinas e uma árvore à direita, e na margem inferior há uma inscrição em latim. As hachuras finas e densas dão à estampa um acabamento escultórico e elegante.

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