Virtues and Personifications in Art

Engravings illustrating abstract concepts like Mercy, Modesty, and Temperance through female figures, rich symbolism, and ornate details.

David, Johannes Covens, Cornelis Mortier, 1589

Mercy, from the cycle: Virtues and Vices. Aldegrever, Heinrich (1502-1555/1561), graphic artist

Raffaello Schiaminossi, after Lucas van Leyden, Saint Mary Magdalene, 1605 Saint Mary Magdalene

Modesty, from The Virtues 1552 Heinrich Aldegrever German. Modesty, from The Virtues 428701

Moderation, Heinrich Aldegrever, 1552 print Personification of moderation. Woman pointing with her left hand, in her right hand a banner with therefore an image of a fish. At the top right a coat of arms with a salamander in the fire, above it a bird. Under the show a two -line text in Latin. Fifth print from a series of seven. paper engraving Temperance, 'Temperantia'; 'Temperanza' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues

Temperance, from the Virtues. Heinrich Aldegrever; German, 1502-c.1560. Date: 1552. Dimensions: 104 x 62 mm (image/plate). Engraving in black on ivory laid paper. Origin: Germany. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

David, Johannes Covens, Cornelis Mortier, 1589

Wealth, Zacharias Dolendo, After Jacques de Gheyn (II), c. 1596 - c. 1597 print Wealth as a standing woman with a Stokkebeurs in her left hand, a scepter and jewelry in her right hand. Next to her are a money box and a pot filled with ducats. In the background hilly landscape with the construction of a beautiful country house on the left. No. 2 From series virtues and vices that determine the fortunes of life. Leiden paper engraving Wealth, Opulence; 'Opulenza', 'Richezza' (Ripa). Vicissitudes of Life. purse, money-bag. money-chest, treasure-chest, money-box. building activities

Aachen, Hans von, Sadeler, Aegidius, Judith with the head of Holofernes, verso lower left - stamped, Judith puts the head of Holofernes in a bag, which is held open by her maid. In her right hand the sword. Behind her the beheaded Holofernes in his tent. The print has a Latin caption., print, prent, prints, height 306 mm, width 228 mm, Work conception, South Netherlands, 1570 - 1629, after print by, 1580 - 1679, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), print maker, printmaker, German, 1552 - 1616-01-06

Allegory on the abundance thanks to peace. Female personnification of abundance with a cornucopia filled in her left arm with fruits and in her judge a torch. She stands with her foot on a piece of armor. Next to her are a lamb and a lion.

Sibille van Eritrea, Romeyn de Hooghe (attributed to), after Romeyn de Hooghe, 1688 print Sibille Van Eritrea Netherlands paper etching / engraving Erythraean sibyl

Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Goltzius, Hendrick, Matham, Jacob, Prophets of the Old Testament, David, verso lower left - stamped, with next to him his harp, crown and scepter. First print from the series of the prophets and prophetesses from the Old Testament combined., print, prints, height 250 mm, width 166 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1571-10-15 - 1631-01-20, print maker, printmaker, 1589 - 1589, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1558-01 - 1617-01-01, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher

Care; Seven virtues. Personification of care. Woman standing with a banner on which a crane with a stone is shown in the leg. At the top right a coat of arms with a squirrel, above a bird. Under the show a two-legged text in Latin. Seventh print from a series of seven.

Title page for the Europische Mercury of 1738, 1738 print Title page for the Europische Mercurius, for the year 1738. Statue of peace, at her feet Amsterdam and Mercury, in the distance Gulik and Berg. print maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdam paper etching / engraving symbols, allegories of peace, 'Pax'; 'Pace' (Ripa)

Personification of bliss, Arnold Houbraken, 1710 - 1719.

Aldegrever, Heinrich, Seven Virtues, Humility, verso bottom center - handwritten, Personification of humility. Woman, standing by a ruin, in her left hand a banner with an image of the Man of Sorrows, next to her a lamb. In the left upper book a coat of arms with Michael defeating the devil, on top a bird. Below the image a two-line text in Latin. Original text has been cut off and replaced by a strip with the same text, from another copy. First print from a series of seven., print, prints, 110, height 103 mm, width 62 mm, German, 1502 - 1561, print maker, printmaker, 1552 - 1552, third quarter 16th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design by

Venus and Cupido, Boetius Adamsz. Bolswert, after Abraham Bloemaert, 1610 - 1614 print paper engraving Venus and Cupid (Cupid not being mere attribute)

Nuremberg, Solis, Virgil, Personifications of the Seven Liberal Arts, Loica, Logic, verso - handwritten in brown ink, print, prints, verso - stamped, 6..., height 80 mm, width 52 mm, German, 1514 - 1562-08-01, print maker, printmaker, 1524 - 1562, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), etching

Farmers express honor to Ceres, Jan Saenredam, After Hendrick Goltzius, 1596 print Ceres, goddess of agriculture, worshiped by three farmers. Her head is adorned with a crown of corners, in her hands she wears a sickle and the horn of abundance. In the background a landscape with working farmers. paper engraving (story of) Ceres (Demeter). farmers

Wealth; Divitiae; Virtues and vices. Personification of wealth (divitiae). A woman with resources in her hands, at her feet pockets with money and a money box. Fifth print from a series of fourteen with personnifications of virtues and vices.

A woman with a bird on her head; representing dialectic. Engraving by A. Vallée after M. de Vos.

Allegory of true and false wisdom. Etching by J.G. Bergmüller.

A brown ink drawing by Cornelis Galle the Elder showing St. Margareta with a whining devil, executed over black chalk with white highlights, with damage to lower corners.

Daniël, Jacob Matham (attributed to), after Hendrick Goltzius, 1589 print The prophet Daniël, with the four animals from his vision that come from the sea behind him. Haarlem paper engraving Daniel (not in biblical context); possible attributes: Phrygian bonnet, lion(s), ram. four great beasts rising from the sea ~ Daniel's visions

Bliżej Kultury unknown

Charity, c. 1600 - c. 1699 print Amsterdam (possibly) paper engraving

Dialectica from Seven Liberal Arts 16th century Johann Sadeler I Netherlandish. Dialectica from Seven Liberal Arts 395843

Christ Appearing to Mary Magdalen, 1567. Cornelis Cort (Dutch, 1533-1578), after a design by Giulio Clovio (Italian, 1498-1578). Engraving; sheet: 28.1 x 20.7 cm (11 1/16 x 8 1/8 in.).

Zinneprent on the peace of Westminster, concluded on April 15, 1654, which ended the First English War. Sitting next to each other, the Dutch and English Virgins shook hands. They carry in their hands the national coat of arms and an olive branch. In the air putti with a festoon. In the background over the balustrade a sea battle. Printed on the sheet under the plate a verse in two columns, Zinneprent op de vrede van Westminster, 1654 Op 't Vree-Verbondt, Besloten tussensschen de Hoog: Moog: Heeren Staten der Vereenighde Nederlanden, en de Republijcke van Engelandt. Geteeckent den 15 van Gras-maant, 1654, print maker: Salomon Pietersz. Lachair, (mentioned on object), publisher: Salomon Pietersz. Lachair, (mentioned on object), M.W. de Jonge, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1654, paper, engraving, letterpress printing, h 313 mm × w 190 mm

Seated Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist, a book rests under the Virgin's proper left hand, the Christ Child reaches toward Saint John, a wall and curtain dividing the figures from landscape beyond. Artist: Carlo Maratti (Italian, Camerano 1625-1713 Rome). Dimensions: Sheet: 6 13/16 x 5 1/16 in. (17.3 x 12.9 cm). Date: 1647. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Sibille from Cumae. Cumae Sibille is in a landscape with a basket full of sand in her hands. Apollo donated her for every sand grain. Left next to her is a dog. In the background a village on a river.

Portrait of Charles II, King of Spain, standing in armour, full-length, draughtsman: Jan van Cleve (III), 1700 - 1716, paper, pen, brush, h 525 mm × w 395 mm

After Albrecht Dürer, Saint Christopher Facing Left, 1514, engraving on paper.

Smell, Cornelis Boel, After Anonymous, 1663 - 1693 print A woman lets a man smell on a rose that she picked out of a bouquet in her lap. Print from a series of five prints with performances of the senses. print maker: Low Countriespublisher: Amsterdam paper engraving smell, smelling (one of the five senses)

Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, Painting, 1740 Painting

Sibille from Samos; Sibylla Samia; Sibilles. Samos sibille is sitting on a rock. A book is open next to her. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a tachy series about the Sibilles.

Goltzius, Hendrick, Haarlem, Matham, Jacob, Prophetesses of the Old Testament, Hannah, verso - stamped, The prophetess Hannah, standing in a landscape., print, prints, height 250 mm, width 162 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1571-10-15 - 1631-01-20, print maker, printmaker, 1588 - 1588, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1558-01 - 1617-01-01

A Blindfolded Cupid Holding a Torch Before a Couple. Dated: 1595/1596. Dimensions: plate: 23.9 x 17.2 cm (9 7/16 x 6 3/4 in.) sheet: 39.9 x 27.2 cm (15 11/16 x 10 11/16 in.). Medium: engraving on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Attributed to Zacharias Dolendo after Jacques de Gheyn II.

Grammatica, from The Seven Liberal Arts ca. 1628-66 Paulus Fürst. Grammatica, from The Seven Liberal Arts. Paulus Fürst (German, 1608-1666). ca. 1628-66. Engraving and etching. Prints

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Alliance of Peace and Abundance, 1627. Bartolommeo Coriolano (Italian), after Guido Reni (Italian, 1575-1642). Woodcut;

Couple Embracing, from The Small Wedding Dancers. Artist: Heinrich Aldegrever (German, Paderborn ca. 1502-1555/1561 Soest). Dimensions: Sheet: 2 1/16 × 1 7/16 in. (5.3 × 3.6 cm). Date: 1538. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Muse with Schrifroll standing in NIS; Gods and muses and young women.

Eberhard III., Duke of Württemberg Stecher: Wolfgang, Andreas Matthäus

Keulen, Passe, Crispijn van de (I), Wetteranus, Joann. Pincier, Septem Virtutes Vitiis Suis Oppositae, Virtues, Sedulitas, Industriousness, The personification of Industriousness stands in a landscape with an open book in her hand that she reads by the light of an oil lamp. In the foreground ants, a spinning wheel, and a hen with her chicks, which symbolize industrious work. In the background on the left Christ and Nicodemus talking during the night. Near the house a woman at a spinning wheel. On the right in the background a stork feeding her young. Below the representation a four-line verse in Latin. This print is part of an album., print, picture, album sheet, prints, pictures, height 209 mm, width 146 mm, 1564 - 1637, print maker, printmaker, 1589 - 1611, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design of, writer, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Alexander the Great as one of the nine heroes, Crispijn van de Passe (I), 1574 - 1637 print The hero from classical antiquity Alexander the Great. Bust caught in a medallion with a cartouche with his name underneath. Two unicorns in the undercarrows and two Capricorns in the upper corners. Print from a series of nine with heroes. unknown paper engraving Alexander (one of the nine worthies)

Three broches with two designs underneath for half of a buckle, 1550 - 1587 print One of 6 magazines from a series of possible 7 or 8. paper engraving brooch, agraffe, clasp

Patience Virtues and Vices. 1549. Aldegrever, Heinrich, 1502-. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Venus from The Gods Who Preside Over the Planets 1529 Master I.B. German. Venus from The Gods Who Preside Over the Planets 399741

Egyptian Sibille, Anonymous, After Anthonie Blocklandt, 1610 - 1676 print The Sibille of Egypt is on a rock. There is an open book next to her. The print has a Latin caption and was one of two anonymous prints in the 17th century added to the Sibillen series made by Philips Galle in 1575. publisher: Antwerpprint maker: Antwerpafter design by: Low Countries paper engraving sibyls (with NAME)

Gregor I. The big, dad.

Portrait of the Joannes de Monte

Promenading Couple, from theMasquerades. Artist: Robert Boissard, French, 1570-ca. 1601

Personification of the vanity or pride, depicted like a richly dressed female figure looking in a mirror.

Euterpe, Crispijn van de Passe (I), 1589 - 1611 print Landscape with Euterpe, the muse of music and lyricism, which plays a flute. In the background Mercury who plays a shepherd's whistle and with his music Argus asleep. Sixth print from a series with muses. Cologne paper engraving Euterpe (one of the Muses); 'Euterpe' (Ripa). Mercury lulls Argus into sleep by making music

Pittakos Stecher: Couvay, Jeanverleger: Mariette, Pierre (1596) Dating: 1620/1657

Allegory on Justice and the Pitfalls of Corruption 1590-1630 Lambert Cornelisz. Allegory on Justice and the Pitfalls of Corruption. Lambert Cornelisz (Dutch, 1593-1621). 1590-1630. Engraving. Prints

Woodcutter: Antonio da Trento, Italian, 1508-1550, After: Parmigianino, Italian, 1503-1540, Augustus and the TiburtineSibyl, Chiaroscuro woodcut from two blocks, sheet: 34.61 × 26.99 cm (13 5/8 × 10 5/8in.), Made in Italy, Italian, 16thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints

unknown, Florence, Huguetan, Giovanni Antonio, Ravaud, Marcantonio, Bella, Stefano della, Title page for: Vittorio Siri, Mercurio, Tomo III, 1662, Hercules plants a tree, verso - stamped, Hercules kneels by a young tree he has just planted. On the left a woman appears on a cloud (Truth) who waters the tree. Below her the arms of the Della Rovere family. Top left Mercury and Minerva are sitting on a cloud., print, title page, prints, height 201 mm, width 133 mm, Italian, 1610-05-18 - 1664-07-27, print maker, printmaker, 1662 - 1662, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publicatie, publisher, uitgever, grantor van privilege

Female personification of America as a woman with headdress of feathers and arrow and bow sitting on Cayiman, Cornelis van Dalen (II), 1648 - 1664 print Female personification of America as a woman with headdress of feathers and bow and bow sitting on caiman or crocodile. She dries her tears and thus grows the title. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving America represented allegorically; 'America' (Ripa). owls

Temperance (Temperance), Anonymous, Hendrick Goltzius, 1587 - 1637.

Hercules and Wisdom. Engraving by L. Desplaces after P. Veronese.

Sibille Van Cumae, Agostino Veneziano, after Rafaël, 1516 print The Sibille van Cumae is in a landscape with a basket full of sand in her hands. Apollo gave her a year of life for every grain of sand. On the left next to her is a dog. In the background a village on a river. Italy paper engraving Cumaean sibyl. the Cumaean Sibyl is granted long life: Apollo grants the Cumaean Sibyl as many years as she has grains of sand in her hand, in return for her love (Ovid, Metamorphoses XIV 136). dog. carrying something in basket, bag, rucksack, etc.

Saint Lucy, c. 1510, Master I.I.C.A., Italian, (Northern Italy), active c. 1500 -1510, 7 3/4 x 6 3/8 in. (19.69 x 16.19 cm) (image), Engraving, Italy, 16th century, This sheet is the only Saint Lucy by Master I. I. CA in the United States, and one of just six known impressions in the world. As if having molten lead poured into her ears, being pulled by four oxen, and suffering a dagger to her throat weren't enough, this martyr had yet another trial with which to contend. Notice the eyeballs she holds skewered on a stick. In this episode of her legend, an admirer was so enamored of her eyes that Lucy plucked them out and sent them to him on a dish. She later recovered her sight, which is why she is invoked for protection against eye disease.

A warrior sits n a foreground block and gestues; two figure are behind him, from Figurine series. Salvator Rosa; Italian, 1615-1673. Date: 1656-1657. Dimensions: 138 × 92 mm. Etching with drypoint on ivory laid paper. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Sedictor. A young woman with bare breasts and a mirror in her hand walks a yard. A pig runs after her. There is a rider and an older man is looking at the yard. Two dogs are pairing. Under the show is a Latin verse from T. Schrevelius. On a separate plate is a Dutch explanatory verse. A woman with loose morals can also deposit a clean man in accident.

Amsterdam, Fokke, Simon, Old man addresses two clergymen, verso - stamped, An old bearded man with a walking stick beckons two clergymen with his finger. The left clergyman shrugs his shoulders at the old man with slightly raised arms., print, prints, height 131 mm, width 78 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1712-09-01 - 1784-04-10, print maker, printmaker, 1722 - 1784, paper, papier, etching, etsen

Margarete of Cortona, Holy.

Aldegrever, Heinrich, Germany, Seven Virtues, Charity, verso bottom center - stamped, Personification of charity. Woman with child on her left arm, in her right hand a banner with an image of a dog around it. Top right a coat of arms with the lioness blowing her dead cubs into the air, on top a lamb. Below the image a two-line text in Latin. Sixth print from a series of seven., print, prent, prints, prenten, 110, height 103 mm, width 62 mm, German, 1502 - 1561, print maker, prentmaker, 1552 - 1552, third quarter 16th century, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design by

Sitting woman with medallion, Jean Lepautre, After 1666 - Before 1709 print The woman points with her right hand to the pulpit in the background. The address of the publisher is in the medallion. From the second edition of series of 6 magazines. print maker: France (possibly)after own design by: France (possibly)publisher: Paris paper etching

. Female feminine personification, one of three divine virtues, with a cross and a chalice in her hands. Putti fly above her head with a laurel wreath and flowers.

Fortune Made 1541 Germany. Engraving in black on ivory laid paper . Hans Sebald Beham

Peace and Trust, After 1577 - 1580 print On the left in a niche the female personification of peace (pax). There are a few pigeons on her left hand. In her right hand a sword and a rod (war and tyranny) that she removes from the earth. To the right next to her in a niche the female personification of trust (Fiducia). In her hands a heart (love) and a staff with a outstretched hand (friendship). This print is part of an album. paper engraving Trust. symbols, allegories of peace, 'Pax'; 'Pace' (Ripa)

Artemisia .

Florian, saint.

A young woman listens to the music a young man plays for her on the lute. Print from a series of five prints depicting the senses, Hearing The five senses (series title), print maker: Cornelis Boel, anonymous, publisher: Johannes de Ram, (possibly), print maker: Low Countries, publisher: Amsterdam, 1663 - 1693, paper, engraving, h 188 mm × w 138 mm

Estius, Franco, Goltzius, Hendrick, Haarlem, Matham, Jacob, Rest on the Flight into Egypt, verso lower left - stamped, Mary breastfeeds the Christ child at the rest on the flight into Egypt. A view of a river landscape in the background., print, prints, height 206 mm, width 156 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1571-10-15 - 1631-01-20, print maker, printmaker, 1589 - 1589, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1558-01 - 1617-01-01, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, writer

. A frontispiece or engraved title page usually contains a blank space for the title of the book. In this design, the title field, reserved in the standard, is fairly small. The author of this book Athanasius Kircher, a German monk, tried to reconstruct the facts regarding theTower of Babel and gain an understanding the universal language that must have once existed.

Matthew, from The Four Evangelists Made 1539 Germany. Engraving in black on ivory laid paper . Heinrich Aldegrever

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Saint John. Medium: woodcut. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Hans Springinklee.

Judit with the head of Holofernes, Jan Saenredam, After Hendrick Goltzius, 1575 - 1607 print Judit puts the newly repelled head of Holofernes in a bag, which is kept open by her maid. In her right hand the sword. Behind her the beheaded Holofernes in his tent. The print has a Latin caption. paper engraving Judith with Holofernes' head and the sword

SPORCK, Franz Anton Graf Draftsman: Hiebel, Johannstecher: Birkhart, Anton

Juno, Hendrick Goltzius, 1596 print Juno sitting with a peacock on a cloud. In the background, Juno drives a car pulled through Pauwen. Under the cloud, the story of Juno and De Pauw is depicted. paper engraving (story of) Juno (Hera). Mercury bringing Argus' eyes to Juno; Juno sets Argus' eyes in the tail of her peacock

Paris, Langlois, François, Bosse, Abraham, Costumes of the French nobility, Le Jardin de la Noblesse Françoise, French noblewoman with stick fan, dressed according to the fashion of ca. 1630, verso - stamped, Lady walking to the right, holding up her outer garment with her right hand, a stick fan of ostrich feathers in her left hand. Under the overgarment a dress with a flat collar with lobes. The frizzed hair is decorated with flowers. In the background some houses., costume print, prints, height 138 mm, width 94 mm, French, 1602 - 1676-02-14, print maker, printmaker, 1629 - 1629, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), stipple work, Work conception, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1589-05-12 - 1647-01-14, publisher

Masquerades. Dated: 1597. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Robert Boissard after Jean-Jacques Boissard.

Heinrich Aldegrever, Matthew, 1539 Matthew

Constantia of Rome.

Copper engraving by Hendrick Goltzius from 1589 depicting the holy family fleeing to Egypt, showing Joseph, Mary, and the child Jesus in motion with landscape elements.

Georg II., King of England Elector of Hannover.

Sandrart, Joachim von, Persijn, Reinier van, unknown, Young woman harvesting, verso lower left - stamped, A young woman harvesting. In the background a group of farmers., print, prent, prints, height 351 mm, width 282 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1623 - 1718, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Northern Netherlands, 1614 - 1668-11-23, after print by, 1606-05-12 - 1688-10-14

Portrait of Isabella Clara Eugenia, Infante van Spain, Cornelis Galle (I), After Peter Paul Rubens, Before 1634 print Portrait of Isabella Clara Eugenia, Infante of Spain, as a Clarisenzuster. In an ornamental frame with two putti with caduceus and lightning bolt and two snakes and an eagle on a globe. print maker: Southern Netherlandsprint maker: Antwerp paper engraving

Taste, 1635 - 1660 print Taste, one of the five senses, sits with a glass of wine in your hand at a table on which a pie is. On her shoulder a monkey eating a fruit. The show is caught in an oval ornamental frame. This print is part of an album. paper engraving taste, tasting (one of the five senses) - AA - female human figure. 'Gusto' (Ripa). monkeys, apes

Carolus I.. 1657 - 1890. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649

Hieronymus Colloredo-Wallsee, Francesco Maria France , Copper Engraver

Judith standing with her foot on the head of Holofernes ca. 1729 Antoinette Larcher. Judith standing with her foot on the head of Holofernes. Antoinette Larcher (French, born Paris, 1685). ca. 1729. Etching and engraving. Prints

Image of Hercules.image or Hercules.

Soil; Terra; The four elements. The Earth element. The goddess Ceres, with ears of corn in the hair, is sitting next to a fruit basket and holds flowers in hand. A lion is resting at her feet.

Thisbe kills himself with sword of Pyramus near Fontein, Coenraet Decker, 1660 - 1685 print Thisbe kills herself with sword of Pyramus after she has discovered him, dying on the ground at Fontein. paper etching Thisbe kills herself with Pyramus' sword (the scene may be represented near a fountain)

The lost son has wasted his money and is thrown away; Omnibus Absumptis Seruenti Expellitur IRA; Story of the lost son. The lost son has wasted his money and is thrown away by the company of whores where he has entertained.

Passe, Crispijn van de (I), Vos, Maerten de, Antwerp, The seven virtues, Fides, Faith, recto center top - handwritten in brown ink, The female personification of Faith (Fides), one of the three theological virtues, holding a chalice and a crucifix in her hands, tramples the serpent (symbol of evil). On the left in the background the Last Supper. In the margin a two-line caption in Latin. First print from a series with the virtues., print, title print, prints, verso - stamped, 21, height 158 mm, width 88 mm, 1564 - 1637, print maker, printmaker, 1580 - 1588, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, South Netherlands, 1532 - 1603-12-04, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

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