Engraving of a standing woman in a flowing robe holding a staff topped by a helmeted head, with a crest above and a Latin inscription below.

Acedia (Sloth) engraving with helmeted staff, 1552

Fine engraving of a standing woman in a long, flowing robe, gripping a tall staff topped by a helmeted head, with a crest and bird above her right shoulder. A tablet at right bears the date 1552 and a monogram, and the Latin inscription below names Acedia, the vice of sloth.

Artist: Heinrich Aldegrever (mentioned on object)
Date: 1552
Medium
Source: Rijksmuseum
Size: 2447 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1552.
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

16th century 1550s 1552 engraving allegory renaissance print latin inscription helmet staff monogram woman in robe