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Painted sketch of a seated female figure of Justice holding a balance scale, within a green wreath and decorative blue and gold border.

Sketch for Mosaic, Wisconsin State Capital, "Justice"

A seated female figure in a flowing red robe and dark mantle holds a balance scale aloft, flanked by two white lion-like sculptures at her feet. She is set within a green laurel wreath inside a decorative spandrel with blue panels, bronze caduceus-like motifs, and a Greek key border on a tan ground.

Artist
Kenyon Cox
Date
ca. 1912
Medium
oil on canvas
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
2999 × 1515 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1917).
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, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Español: La Justicia, boceto para mosaico del Capitolio de Wisconsin

Una figura femenina sentada, con túnica roja fluida y manto oscuro, sostiene una balanza en alto, flanqueada a sus pies por dos esculturas blancas con forma de leones. Está inscrita en una corona de laurel verde dentro de un enjuta decorativa con paneles azules, motivos dorados y una cenefa de greca sobre fondo beige.

Português: Justiça, esboço para mosaico do Capitólio de Wisconsin

Uma figura feminina sentada, com túnica vermelha fluida e manto escuro, segura uma balança erguida, ladeada aos pés por duas esculturas brancas semelhantes a leões. Ela está dentro de uma coroa de louros verde, em um espaço decorativo com painéis azuis, motivos dourados e uma faixa de meandro grego sobre fundo bege.

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