Temperance, from The Virtues by Jacob Matham
A standing woman in flowing drapery holds a small bridle up in one hand and a sprig of flowers near her hip, glancing downward. A rocky landscape with hills and trees extends behind her, and a Latin inscription runs along the lower edge. Finely cut engraving on laid paper.
- Artist
- Jacob Matham
- Date
- c. 1593
- Medium
- Engraving on ivory laid paper
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 2254 px
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)
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