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Engraving of a standing robed woman holding a sword, with a small animal at her feet, inside a rope-patterned frame.

Temperance, plate 34 from Genii and Virtues

An engraved figure of a robed woman stands within a rope-bordered rectangle, her head bent and long hair falling past her shoulders. She grips an upright sword in one hand and holds a round object at her waist, while a small animal crouches at her feet. The inscription along the bottom reads TEMPERANCIA and the number 34.

Artist
Master of the E-Series Tarocchi
Date
c. 1465
Medium
Engraving on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
843 × 1474 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1470).
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, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.