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Engraving of a veiled woman pouring liquid from a jug into a bowl on a table, with a cottage and trees behind her.

Temperance, from The Seven Virtues

An engraving of a veiled woman in a loose gown pouring liquid from a jug into a shallow bowl on a table, with a pair of dividers and a small ball nearby. A cottage and trees fill the background, and a Latin inscription runs along the bottom margin.

Artist
Jacob Matham
Date
1597
Medium
Engraving on paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2466 px
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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)

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