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Engraving of a staff-bearing figure pulling a man from a heap of nude bodies, beside a figure turning into a laurel tree.

Virtus Deserta

An engraving in the manner of Andrea Mantegna, with a figure bearing a caduceus at right reaching down to pull a man up from a heap of nude bodies. At left, a figure transforms into a laurel tree, and the tablet below reads VIRTVS.

Artist
school of Andrea Mantegna
Date
1490-1499
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 2730 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1499.
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

Español: "Virtus Deserta" (Virtud desierta)

Grabado al estilo de Andrea Mantegna, con una figura con caduceo a la derecha que se inclina para sacar a un hombre de un montón de cuerpos desnudos. A la izquierda, una figura se transforma en laurel, y la tablilla debajo dice VIRTVS.

Português: "Virtus Deserta" (Virtude deserta)

Gravura no estilo de Andrea Mantegna, com uma figura com caduceu à direita que se inclina para puxar um homem de uma pilha de corpos nus. À esquerda, uma figura se transforma em loureiro, e a placa abaixo traz VIRTVS.