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Engraving of a seated nude woman with hands clasped and a nude man sprawled on the ground, surrounded by broken objects, with a village in the background.

The melancholy temperament: an anxious woman clasps her hands as an agitated man lies on the ground. Engraving by R. Sadeler, 1583, after M. de Vos.

An engraving showing a seated nude woman clasping her hands to her head beside a reclining nude man on the ground. Scattered around them are a broken jug, a hat, a ladder, a barrel and overturned vessels, with a village beyond. A Latin verse runs along the lower margin.

Artist
Maerten de Vos
Date
[between 1600 and 1699]
Medium
Allegorical prints Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3061 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1699.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: El temperamento melancólico: grabado según Maerten de Vos

Un grabado que muestra a una mujer desnuda sentada, con las manos juntas sobre la cabeza, junto a un hombre desnudo tendido en el suelo. Alrededor hay una jarra rota, un sombrero, una escalera, un barril y vasijas volcadas, con un pueblo al fondo. Un verso en latín recorre el margen inferior.

Português: O temperamento melancólico: gravura após Maerten de Vos

Uma gravura mostra uma mulher nua sentada, com as mãos juntas sobre a cabeça, ao lado de um homem nu deitado no chão. Ao redor há um jarro quebrado, um chapéu, uma escada, um barril e vasilhas viradas, com uma aldeia ao fundo. Um verso em latim percorre a margem inferior.

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