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Engraving of a standing female figure with a staff and banner, surrounded by skulls and rocks, with a Latin inscription below.

Temperance, from the Virtues

A female figure stands barefoot on a rocky ground strewn with skulls, holding a tall staff with a bridle-like banner above her head. Her draped gown is flowing, and she looks to the side while pointing toward a ruined stone structure; a crowned heraldic shield with a bird hangs at upper right.

Artist
Heinrich Aldegrever
Date
1552
Medium
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2659 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1552).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Potter Palmer

Español: La Templanza, de las Virtudes, grabado de Heinrich Aldegrever

Una figura femenina descalza está de pie sobre un suelo rocoso lleno de calaveras, sosteniendo un asta alta con un estandarte en forma de brida sobre la cabeza. Su vestido drapeado ondea, y mira hacia un lado mientras señala una estructura de piedra en ruinas; a la derecha superior cuelga un escudo heráldico coronado con un ave.

Português: A Temperança, das Virtudes, gravura de Heinrich Aldegrever

Uma figura feminina descalça está em pé sobre um chão rochoso cheio de caveiras, segurando uma haste alta com um estandarte semelhante a uma rédea acima da cabeça. Seu vestido drapeado flui, e ela olha para o lado enquanto aponta para uma estrutura de pedra em ruínas; no alto à direita, um escudo heráldico coroado com uma ave.

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