Etching of a seated woman resting her head on her hand beside a globe, an armillary sphere, a skull, and a cat on a ledge.

Melancholy with armillary sphere and globe, etching

An etching showing a seated woman resting her head on her hand, with what appears to be a skull, an armillary sphere, a globe, and a cat and dog on a stone ledge beside her. Above, the Latin inscription 'Vbi Inletabilitas ibi Virtus' runs across the top of the sheet.

Artist: Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (mentioned on object)
Date: 1645-1646
Medium
Source: Rijksmuseum
Size: 2148 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1646.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

17th century baroque etching allegory dog skull seated woman globe melancholy cat armillary sphere castiglione