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Engraved oval portrait of a veiled woman in profile, framed by putti pouring liquid, with a shell motif and Latin inscription below.

Temperance, plate 7 of "VII Virtutim...Imagines"

An engraved oval portrait of a veiled woman with her head turned to the left, set within an ornate frame. Putti in the corners pour liquid from vessels, and a shell and scrollwork decorate the base, above a Latin inscription line. The fine, dense hatching gives the figure soft modeling.

Artist
Jan van der Straet
Date
ca. 1575
Medium
Engraving on paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
1636 × 2240 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1580).
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, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Español: Templanza, lámina 7 de grabado de las Siete Virtudes

Un grabado con un retrato ovalado de una mujer velada, con la cabeza girada hacia la izquierda, dentro de un marco ornamental. En las esquinas, putti vierten líquido de vasijas, y una concha con volutas decora la base, sobre una línea de inscripción en latín. El rayado fino y denso modela suavemente la figura.

Português: Temperança, prancha 7 da gravura das Sete Virtudes

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